Indonesian Postcolonial Theatre

Spectral Genealogies and Absent Faces
2010. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-230-54688-2
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 262 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Studies in International Performance

Indonesian Postcolonial Theatre explores modern theatrical practices in Indonesia from a performance of Hamlet in the warehouses of Dutch Batavia to Ratna Sarumpaet's feminist Muslim Antigones. The book reveals patterns linking the colonial to the postcolonial eras that often conflict with the historical narratives of Indonesian nationalism.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Winet, Evan Darwin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations Series Editor's Preface Preface Introduction: colonial foundations and precessions of postcoloniality Unimaginable Communities: theatres of Eurasian and Chinese Batavia Sites of Disappearance: expatriate ghosts on ephemeral stages Despite Their Failings: spectres of foreign professionalism Hamlet and Caligula: echoes of a voice, unclear in origin Umat as Rakyat: performing Islam through veils of nationalism Teater Reformasi: the lingering smile of the absent father Conclusion: forgetting the monotonous nation Appendix. a timeline of 'Indonesian' and 'Batavian' histories Notes Works Cited Index

Über Autor(innen)

EVAN DARWIN WINET researches Indonesian and other Asian theatres. He contributed a translation of Roestam Effendi's to the forthcoming (2009). He is also a contributing editor to the (2009) and a major contributor to the (2007).