Speakin' Out Blak - an Examination of Finding an Urban Indigenous Voice Through Contemporary Australian Theatre

Name: Speakin' Out Blak - an Examination of Finding an Urban Indigenous Voice Through Contemporary Australian Theatre
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ISBN: 9783639068849

ISBN-10: 363906884X

ISBN-13: 9783639068849

Edition: 2008

Authors: Ernie Blackmore

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When the realisation sunk in that the play Buckley's Hope, which was originally about three Australian Aboriginal women, was fast becoming a story about two Australian white men the playwright felt complelled to resist the 'colonising' pressure on his work and take control. This experience became the catalyst for change and in trying to establish the bona-fides of an "urban" Indigenous "voice." The events that followed brought with them many complexities including a look at the trauma associated with those involved in the 'stolen generations' and the implications for children having been removed from family. These aspects set up the possibility of looking at a more contemporary story…

Book details

List price: $89.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 188
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English