Postcolonial drama
Proposed to be offered next in 1996
12 points * 2.5 hours per week * First semester * Clayton
This subject involves comparative analyses of contemporary drama and theatre from Africa, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, and the West Indies. The focus is on texts and performance traditions that in some way respond to the experience of colonisation, and special emphasis will be given to indigenous theatre, ritual and carnival, and representations of race and gender. Secondary reading in performance theory and postcolonial criticism is required and we will apply the ideas and issues raised by this to the texts under discussion. Seminars and workshops will involve theoretical discussion of the plays listed as well as practical exploration of these texts as theatrical works.
Assessment
Major essay (6000 words): 60% * Short exercise (1500 words): 20% * Seminar paper and tutorial participation: 20%
Prescribed texts
As for ENH3100 plus the following:
Balodis J Too Young for Ghosts Currency
Fugard A Master Harold and the Boys OUP
Mtwa P Woza Albert Methuen
Ryga G The Ecstasy of Rita Joe New Press
Shearer J Shimada Currency
Strachan T Eyes of the Whites Alternative Publishing Co-op
Walcott D Dream on Monkey Mountain Noonday