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LUX: A Transdisciplinary Journ al of Writing & Research from Claremont Graduate University, 2013
Two Epigraphs “All profound changes of consciousness, by their very nature, bring with them characteristic amnesias. Out of such oblivions, in specific historical circumstances, spring narratives.” -Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities “Nations, like narratives, lose their origins in the myths of time, and only fully realize their horizons in the mind’s eye.” -Homi K. Bhabha, Nation & Narration In his Discourse on Colonialism, Aimé Césaire writes, “A civilization that proves incapable of solving the problems it creates is a decadent civilization. A civilization that chooses to close its eyes to its most crucial problems is a stricken civilization. A civilization that uses its principles for trickery and deceit is a dying civilization” (Césaire np). Postcolonial and historicized readings of Irish literatures describe the evils of colonialism, and the ways it has distorted nationhood and nation-building to serve the ends of greedy empires. But, what happens to a nation or nations in the vacuum after a major colonial power abandons the colony or is driven out? Obviously, there is much hard work involved, sacrifice on all sides, and recognition of past wrongs inflicted. In the epigraphs above, Anderson and Bhabha remind us that more than simply politics, there is also a cultural element involved, indeed, essential to such work. For the Irish, whose civilization and lands have been ravaged by colonization and internal struggles for centuries, this cultural element often finds voice in the theater. Dramatic theater allows artists to create socio-reflective spaces in which audiences can participate in the postcolonial experience to some extent, and certainly find their preconceived ideas challenged. In the space of theater, a mirror is held up to the nation, vital questions are proposed, and a community emerges to collectively search for answers. The cultural artistry of Ireland allows these nations to reconceive of themselves and their pasts in terms of their present and future. The liminal space which postcolonial drama occupies presents audiences and participants with questions of hybridity, as a potential solution to cultural and national essentialism.
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Deakin home > Deakin University Library > Deakin Research Online > Modern Irish theatre (Book review). Modern Irish theatre (Book review). Devlin-Glass Frances 2008, Modern Irish theatre (Book review), The Australasian journal of Irish studies, vol. 8, 2008-2009, pp. ...
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