Theatre and the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Identity, Resistance and Contested Narratives
- English
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About this book
This book delves into the complex narratives surrounding the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian dispute through the unique lens of theatre. This ground-breaking exploration employs postcolonial theory to analyze a diverse array of theatrical works by Israeli, Palestinian, and Western playwrights. By juxtaposing portrayals of significant events such as the Nakba or the Israeli War of Independence, the Intifadas, and the experiences of diaspora and exile, Harras provides a nuanced examination of how these events are represented on stage. The book reveals the profound impact of language in constructing and contesting historical narratives and underscores theatre's role as a space for cultural critique and self-reflection. This comprehensive study offers new insights into the power of artistic expression to challenge historical dichotomies and encourage a deeper understanding of this enduring conflict. Essential for scholars of Postcolonial Studies, Middle East Studies, and the Performing Arts, this work invites readers to reconsider the conflict through the transformative lens of theatre.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 The ‘beginning’ of rhetoric in narrative and its materialization on land in Ali Ahmed Bakathir’s The New Shylock and Burhan al-Din Al-Abbushi’s The Martyr’s Homeland
- 2 Theorizing resistance and liberation in postcolonial studies in the context of the First Palestinian Intifada’s theatrical narrative
- 3 Imagining Jewish diaspora, writing Palestinian Shatat (taghreaba)
- 4 Occidental representations of the conflict: Narrating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the metropolitan theatre of Europe and North America
- Conclusion: Theatre, postcolonial literary studies and destabilizing Zionist rhetoric
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright Page