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Performing whitely in the postcolony Afrikaners in South African theatrical and public life

Title
Performing whitely in the postcolony [electronic resource] : Afrikaners in South African theatrical and public life / Megan Lewis.
Author
Lewis, Megan, 1968-
Publication
Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2016]

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Description
1 online resource (xv, 246 pages)
Series Statement
Studies in theatre history and culture
Uniform Title
Performing whitely in the postcolony (Online)
Alternative Title
Performing whitely in the postcolony (Online)
Subject
  • Theater > South Africa
  • Performing arts > South Africa
  • Afrikaners in literature
  • White people in literature
  • Race relations in literature
  • Afrikaners > Race identity > South Africa
  • White people > Race identity > South Africa
  • South Africa > Social conditions > 21st century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-234) and index.
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Contents
Preface: stakes of performance and race, north and south -- Introduction: whiteness in the global imaginary -- Laagers of whiteness: Afrikaner ascendency and the staging of a nation -- Rehearsing a white nation: Afrikaner performances of volk identity (1904-2009) -- Hyphens of humanity: whiteness and nostalgia in the work of Deon Opperman -- Queering Afrikanerdom: the performative maneuvers of Pieter-Dirk Uys -- Abject Afrikaner, iconoclast trekker: Peter van Heerden's performance interventions within the laagers of white masculinity -- Vuilgeboosted gangstas and romanties Afrikaner rappers: the zef whiteness of Die Antwoord and Jack Parow -- Conclusion.
LCCN
2016007770
OCLC
ssj0001728607
Author
Lewis, Megan, 1968-
Title
Performing whitely in the postcolony [electronic resource] : Afrikaners in South African theatrical and public life / Megan Lewis.
Imprint
Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2016]
Series
Studies in theatre history and culture
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-234) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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