Theatre and postcolonial desires
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Theatre and postcolonial desires
(Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies, 1)
Routledge, 2004
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book explores the themes of colonial encounters and postcolonial contests over identity, power and culture through the prism of theatre. The author examines the work of prominent Nigerian and British playwrights who came of age after the passing of the British Empire.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Colonial Modernity, Postcolonial Desires and a Cultural Practice Nigeria 1. Wole Soyinka: Theatre, Mythology and Political Activism 2. Femi Osofisan: Theatre, Nation and the Revolutionary Ideal 3. Tess Onwueme: Theatre, Gender and Power 4. Yoruba Travelling Theatres: Popular Theatre and Searches for Postcolonial Subjectivity 5. Theatre, Democracy and Community Development: Ahmadu Bello University and the Nigerian Popular Theatre Alliance England 6. John Arden: Dramatizing the Colonial Nation 7. David Edgar: Theatre and Decolonizing Identities 8. Caryl Churchill: Decolonizing Gender and Class 9. Monstrosities, Deviants and Darkies: Monstrous Regiment, Gay Sweatshop and Black Theatres in England Conclusion Notes
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