Post-Colonial Drama

<p><em>Post-Colonial Drama</em> is the first full-length study to address the ways in which performance has been instrumental in resisting the continuing effects of imperialism. It brings to bear the latest theoretical approaches from post-colonial and performance studies to a range of plays from Australia Africa Canada New Zealand the Caribbean and other former colonial regions. Some of the major topics discussed in <em>Post-Colonial Drama</em> include:<br> * the interactions of post-colonial and performance theories<br> * the post-colonial re-stagings of language and history<br> * the specific enactments of ritual and carnival<br> * the theatrical citations of the post-colonial body<br><em>Post-Colonial Drama</em> combines a rich intersection of theoretical approaches with close attention to a wide range of performance texts.</p>