Postcolonial drama
R Fensham
8 points
* 2.5 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
Objectives Students who successfully complete this subjcet will have gained a familiarity with texts and performance practices that come from non-western traditions and culture. They will also have acquired an understanding of the relationship between postcolonialism and the development of new theatrical writing and ideas of race, gender and identity.
Synopsis This subject involves comparative analyses of contemporary drama and theatre from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. The focus is on texts and performance traditions that respond to the experience of colonisation, and that involve issues of race, gender and identity. Special emphasis will be given to indigenous theatre, ritual, carnival, and popular culture forms. Workshops will involve practical exploration of different approaches and texts.
Assessment Tutorial participation and presentation (1500 words): 20%
* Short exercise (1000 words): 20%
* Long essay (3500 words): 60%
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At third-year level students will be expected to demonstrate, in presentations
and written work, evidence of wider reading in postcolonial theory.
Prescribed texts
Chi Jimmy and Knuckles Bran Nue Dae Currency
Nowra L Inside the Island Currency
Fugard A Statements OUP
Friel B Translations Faber
Shange Ntzoke For Coloured Girls who have Considered Suicide Collier Macmillan
Walcott D Ti-Jean and his Brothers
Mudrooroo/Muller A theatrical casebook
Recommended texts
Narogin Writing from the fringe: A study of modern Aboriginal literature Hyland House
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