Re-imagining Independence in Contemporary Greek Theatre and Performance
Author | : Philip Hager |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 2023-12-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781009250559 |
ISBN-13 | : 1009250558 |
Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Download or read book Re-imagining Independence in Contemporary Greek Theatre and Performance written by Philip Hager and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-12-31 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Element examines practices that occurred since the beginning of the Greek crisis and revisits the mnemonic canon of the Greek War of Independence. By focusing on the institution of the mnemonic canon of independence, and subsequently on its contemporary re-imaginings, this Element interrogates performance work vis-à-vis Greece's histories of colonial dependencies – histories that are integral to the institution of modern Greece. As such, the examples discussed here rehearse independence against and beyond national(ist) fantasies and, in so doing, attest to an emerging desire for decolonisation.