LEADER 03728oam 22005412 450 001 9910972879603321 005 20251116171409.0 010 $a1-000-68218-8 010 $a1-000-68148-3 010 $a0-429-28148-X 035 $a(CKB)4100000009150918 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5856455 035 $a(OCoLC)1113932497 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1113932497 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9780429281488 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009150918 100 $a20190809d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPerforming indigenous identities on the contemporary Australian stage $eland, people, culture /$fSusanne Julia Thurow 205 $a1st ed. 210 0$aLondon ;$aNew York, NY :$cRoutledge,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (207 pages) 311 08$a0-367-24272-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCultural 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. 330 $a"Over the past 50 years, Indigenous Australian theatre practice has emerged as a dynamic site for the discursive reflection of culture and tradition as well as colonial legacies, leveraging the power of storytelling to create and advocate contemporary fluid conceptions of Indigeneity. Performing Indigenous Identities on the Contemporary Australian Stage offers a window into the history and diversity of this vigorous practice. It introduces the reader to cornerstones of Indigenous Australian cultural frameworks and on this backdrop discusses a wealth of plays in light of their responses to contemporary Australian identity politics. The in-depth readings of two landmark theatre productions, Scott Rankin's Namatjira (2010) and Wesley Enoch & Anita Heiss' I Am Eora (2012), trace the artists' engagement with questions of community consolidation and national reconciliation, carefully considering the implications of their propositions for identity work arising from the translation of traditional ontologies into contemporary orientations. The analyses of the dramatic texts are incrementally enriched by a dense reflection of the production and reception contexts of the plays, providing an expanded framework for the critical consideration of contemporary postcolonial theatre practice that allows for a well-founded appreciation of the strengths yet also pointing to the limitations of current representative approaches on the Australian mainstage. This study will be of great interest to students and scholars of Postcolonial, Literary, Performance and Theatre Studies"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aTheater, Aboriginal Australian$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aTheater, Aboriginal Australian$xHistory$y21st century 606 $aAustralian drama$xAboriginal Australian authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aAboriginal Australians in literature 606 $aPerforming arts - Theatre and drama$2aiatsiss 615 0$aTheater, Aboriginal Australian$xHistory 615 0$aTheater, Aboriginal Australian$xHistory 615 0$aAustralian drama$xAboriginal Australian authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aAboriginal Australians in literature. 615 7$aPerforming arts - Theatre and drama. 676 $a792.0899915 700 $aThurow$b Susanne Julia$01875835 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972879603321 996 $aPerforming indigenous identities on the contemporary Australian stage$94487116 997 $aUNINA