Memories of the future: The problem of devising contested history in a university context

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Memories of the future: The problem of devising contested history in a university context

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This is a discussion of theatre devising as a method for problematising the identities and social positions of student actors in the context of the colonial history of New Zealand and the function of devising within the context of tertiary theatre training. As a case in point, we examine the production of a theatre devising project within the Acting course in the Unitec Performing and Screen Arts Department in Auckland, New Zealand, which employed the history of the invasion of Waikato Māori ...

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2023-03-31

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Ilgenfritz, Pedro / Janman, P.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6730

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Waikato (N.Z.) / Aotearoa / New Zealand / colonial history / Māori history / Unitec, Te Pūkenga / theatre training / theatre / dramaturgy / student actors / Unitec, Te Pūkenga courses / Education / Curriculum and pedagogy / Curriculum and pedagogy not elsewhere classified / Creative arts and writing / Performing arts / Drama, theatre and performance studies / History, heritage and archaeology / Historical studies / History of empires, imperialism and colonialism / Indigenous studies / Te ahurea, reo me te hītori o te Māori (Māori culture, language and history) / Te hītori Māori (Māori history) / Mahi toi / Waka toi / Toi whakaari / Tōrangapū / Taipūwhenuatanga / Reo Māori / Kōrero / Kōrero nehe / Tikanga tuku iho / Mana / Mana motuhake / Tua taipūwhenuatanga

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