Theater and Political Process

Description:

"The Argonauts in the Pacific, made famous through Malinowski's work, have not been exempt from general historical developments in the world around them. By focusing on two plays performed by the Tokelau Te Ata, a theatre group, the author reveals the self-perceptions of the Tokelau and highlights the dynamic relationship between issues of representation and political processes such as nation building, infrastructural changes and increased regional migration. It is through an analysis of communicative practices, which the author carried out in the home atolls and in the diasporic communities in New Zealand, that we arrive at a proper understanding of how global processes affect local institutions and everyday interaction."--Jacket.

subjects: Tokelauans,  Politics and government,  Social life and customs,  Ethnic identity,  Economic conditions,  Foreign relations,  New zealand, politics and government,  New zealand, social life and customs,  New zealand, economic conditions,  New zealand, foreign relations

Places: Tokelau