03728oam 22005412 450 991097287960332120251116171409.01-000-68218-81-000-68148-30-429-28148-X(CKB)4100000009150918(MiAaPQ)EBC5856455(OCoLC)1113932497(OCoLC-P)1113932497(FlBoTFG)9780429281488(EXLCZ)99410000000915091820190809d2019 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPerforming indigenous identities on the contemporary Australian stage land, people, culture /Susanne Julia Thurow1st ed.London ;New York, NY :Routledge,2019.1 online resource (207 pages)0-367-24272-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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.Theater, Aboriginal AustralianHistory20th centuryTheater, Aboriginal AustralianHistory21st centuryAustralian dramaAboriginal Australian authorsHistory and criticismAboriginal Australians in literaturePerforming arts - Theatre and dramaaiatsissTheater, Aboriginal AustralianHistoryTheater, Aboriginal AustralianHistoryAustralian dramaAboriginal Australian authorsHistory and criticism.Aboriginal Australians in literature.Performing arts - Theatre and drama.792.0899915Thurow Susanne Julia1875835OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910972879603321Performing indigenous identities on the contemporary Australian stage4487116UNINA