Performing aboriginalities : a cross-cultural perspective

Analyses two recent monodramas: 'Gulpilil' by Australian Aboriginal writer David Gulpilil, and 'Tales of the Urban Indian' by Native Canadian writer Darrell Dennis. Highlights the perils and benefits of comparative approaches, particularly in an Indigenous focussed frame. Argues for integral interpretations that view Aboriginal performances as products of a complex negotiation between individuals and community, targeted audience, mainstream expectations, medium, genre, space, although not all are present in this analysis. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.