Title Performing indigenous identities on the contemporary Australian stage : land, people, culture / Susanne Julia Thurow

Published London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019 ©2019

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cultural and historical context -- Contemporary indigenous Australian theatre -- Case study: Scott Rankin's Namatjira (2010) -- Case study: Wesley Enoch & Anita Heiss' I am Eora (2012) -- Conclusion Summary "Over the past 50 years, Indigenous Australian theatre practice has emerged as a dynamic site for the discursive reflection of culture and tradition as well as colonial legacies, leveraging the power of storytelling to create and advocate contemporary fluid conceptions of Indigeneity. Performing Indigenous Identities on the Contemporary Australian Stage offers a window into the history and diversity of this vigorous practice. It introduces the reader to cornerstones of Indigenous Australian cultural frameworks and on this backdrop discusses a wealth of plays in light of their responses to contemporary Australian identity politics. The in-depth readings of two landmark theatre productions, Scott Rankin's Namatjira (2010) and Wesley Enoch & Anita Heiss' I Am Eora (2012), trace the artists' engagement with questions of community consolidation and national reconciliation, carefully considering the implications of their propositions for identity work arising from the translation of traditional ontologies into contemporary orientations. The analyses of the dramatic texts are incrementally enriched by a dense reflection of the production and reception contexts of the plays, providing an expanded framework for the critical consideration of contemporary postcolonial theatre practice that allows for a well-founded appreciation of the strengths yet also pointing to the limitations of current representative approaches on the Australian mainstage. This study will be of great interest to students and scholars of Postcolonial, Literary, Performance and Theatre Studies"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Rankin, Scott. Namatjira Enoch, Wesley. I am Eora Theater, Aboriginal Australian -- History -- 20th century Theater, Aboriginal Australian -- History -- 21st century Australian drama -- Aboriginal Australian authors -- History and criticism Aboriginal Australians in literature. Performing arts - Theatre and drama PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- History & Criticism. PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General. Aboriginal Australians in literature Australian drama -- Aboriginal Australian authors Theater, Aboriginal Australian Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book LC no. 2019025050 ISBN 9781000682182 1000682188 9780429281488 042928148X 9781000681482 1000681483 9781000681833 1000681831

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