Inspired by the plays and performance art pieces of many Latina/o and African American artists who seek to resurrect indigenous beliefs as a method of political resistance, this thesis seeks to imagine possibilities for male individuals of Anglo descent and/or entrenched in a Judeo-Christian religious context to participate in challenging the violences of colonialism. Essentially, this is a thesis about religious redress. Therefore, I will explore theoretical precedents for redress set by artists of color, such as Cherríe Moraga and August Wilson, in the Americas. To bring this into an Anglo context, I will research British playwright Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem as a text that situates its protagonist Johnny Rooster Bryon in a Celtic/Germanic mythological context. I seek to understand Rooster's actions in the play as a strategy to rectify the violences against indigenous beings that contemporary English society has forgotten and exploited. I will also research two of Erik Ehn's Saint Plays to examine how he deploys Catholic characters and their sacrifices in relationship to Native Americans. / A Thesis submitted to the School of Theatre in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. / Spring Semester, 2015. / April 3, 2015. / Includes bibliographical references. / Nia Witherspoon, Professor Co-Directing Thesis; Mary Karen Dahl, Professor Co-Directing Thesis; Elizabeth Osborne, Committee Member; George McConnell, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_252969 |
| Contributors | Inocéncio, Josh (authoraut), Witherspoon, Nia Ostrow (professor co-directing thesis), Dahl, Mary Karen, 1945- (professor co-directing thesis), Osborne, Elizabeth A., 1977- (committee member), McConnell, George D. (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Fine Arts (degree granting college), School of Theatre (degree granting department) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (98 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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