Post-Colonial Drama

Description:

Post-Colonial Drama is the first full-length study to address the ways in which performance has been instrumental in resisting the continuing effects of imperialism. It brings to bear the latest theoretical approaches from post-colonial and performance studies to a range of plays from Australia, Africa, Canada, New Zealand, the Caribbean and other former colonial regions. Some of the major topics discussed include: * the interactions of post-colonial and performance theories * the post-colonial re-stagings of language and history * the specific enactments of ritual and carnival * the theatrical citations of the post-colonial body Post-Colonial Drama combines a rich intersection of theoretical approaches with close attention to a wide range of performance texts.

subjects: Art,  Colonies in literature,  Commonwealth drama (English),  Decolonization in literature,  English Political plays,  English drama,  History,  History and criticism,  Imperialism in literature,  Nonfiction,  Performing Arts,  Political plays, English,  Politics and literature,  Postcolonialism,  Postcolonialism in literature,  English drama, history and criticism, 20th century

Places: Commonwealth countries,  Foreign countries

Times: 20th century