Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 1999. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In hierdie proefskrif word gekyk na die verwantskap tussen geskiedenis, mite, geheue
en teater. Daar word ook gekyk na die mate waartoe historiese of mitiese toneelstukke
gebruik kan word om die amptelike geheue en identiteite, soos deur bewindhebbers in
post-koloniale Nigerie en Kenya geskep, terug kon wen of uit kon daag. Hierdie
werke word dan vergelyk met die soort teater wat tydens die Apartheidbewind in
Suid-Afrika geskep is, om verskille en ooreenkomste in die gebruik van historiese en
mitiese gegewens te bekyk. Die slotsom is dat een van die belangrikste kenmerke van
die teater in vandag se samelewing sy vermod is om alternatiewe historiese narratiewe
te ontwikkel wat kan dien as teen-geheue ("counter-memory") vir die dominante
narratief van amptelike geskiedenisse. Sodoende bevraagteken die teater dan ook 'n
liniere en causale siening van die geskiedenis, maar interpreteer dit eerder as
meervoudig en kompleks. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: This thesis considers the relationship between history, myth, memory and theatre. The
study explores the extent to which historic or mythic plays were used to either reclaim
or challenge the official memories and identities created by those in power in the postcolonial
Kenyan and Nigerian context. These are then compared to the South African
theatre created during Apartheid, exploring the similarities and differences in the
South Africans use of historic or mythic referents. The conclusion reached is that one
of the most powerful aspects of theatre in society is its ability to create alternate
historic narratives that become a counter-memory to the dominant narrative of official
histories. It also challenges seeing history as linear and causal, and makes it more
plural and complex.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/51338 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Hutchison, Yvette |
| Contributors | Hauptfleisch, T.(Temple), Breitinger, H. E.(Habil. Eckhard), Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Drama. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 287 pages |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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