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Fall 2018
This thesis closely examines postcolonial politics in Francis Imbuga’s Betrayal in the City (1976), The Return of Mgofu (2011) and The Green Cross of Kafira (2013). The study critically uses the postcolonial perspective to assess the three plays diachronically. The postcolonial stance situates...
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Spring 2024
In response to the broader discourse that scrutinises cultural constructions of dementia, this thesis investigates how performance theories and theatrical practices can disrupt, reshape, and transform the stigmatised cultural imaginary of persons living with dementia. By bridging Performance...
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Performance of Identities in Post- Apartheid South Africa: Reza De Wet’s 'Diepe Grond' and 'African Gothic'
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The subject matter of this thesis all boils down to how identity is performed in South Africa: Diepe Grond focuses on identity in the Apartheid period and African Gothic in the Post-Apartheid period. Both these plays are written by South African playwright, Reza De Wet. I aim to examine the work...
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Opening Political Bodies: Gender Performativity as Resistance Under Pharmacopornographic Capitalism
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This thesis is an investigation of the performative reconstitution of a queer body and subjectivity in art, and how this allows for not only a reclamation of identity, but also complicates and begins dismantling the present pharmacopornographic model of capitalism. I accomplish this through a...
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Spring 2012
This thesis examines Anna Deavere Smith's contribution to American theatre with regard to her life and artistic practice. The first chapter examines Smith's development of her theatrical project, On The Road: The Search for American Character with its approach to acting that emphasizes empathetic...
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