The past is present: gendered colonial violence in contemporary Canadian theatre
department or school: Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Gogel, Deserae Koby
issued: 2021-04-09T22:20:00Z
issued: 2021
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Throughout my analysis, I query how gendered colonial violence is addressed in three contemporary Canadian plays: Sharon Pollock’s The Komagata Maru Incident (1976), Lorena Gale’s Angélique (2000), and Marie Clements’ The Unnatural and Accidental Women (2005). In my first chapter, I use historiographic metadrama and Indigenous resurgence as frameworks for analyzing the past and contemporary implications of gendered colonial violence in the events portrayed in each play. Building on my analysis in Chapter One, my second chapter utilizes intersectional feminism as a framework to consider the role that White female characters play in perpetuating racialized and discriminatory practices against People of Colour. In this thesis, I argue that it is important to reveal systems of oppression that contribute to legacies of colonial harm, to help create a more just society for all Canadian citizens. I investigate gendered colonial violence in my first chapter through the genre of historiographic metadrama in Sharon Pollock’s The Komagata Maru Incident and Lorena Gale’s Angélique, and in the case of Marie Clements’ The Unnatural and Accidental Women, through Indigenous resurgence as a framework. Although conceptually different, historiographic metadrama and Indigenous resurgence both draw connections between the past and present to critique ongoing issues of pervasive and systemic racism in Canadian society. The playwrights in my analysis present tragic and problematic events from Canada’s past to critique dominant colonial narratives. In the words of Sharon Pollock, “[until] we recognize our past, we cannot change our future” (107). As I argue throughout my thesis, recognition of past trauma is then essential for a holistic understanding of the impact of ongoing systemic racism that results in state-sanctioned, gendered colonial violence. Through an intersectional approach, my second chapter queries how White female characters in each play experience contrasting moments of Wh…
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note: THE PAST IS PRESENT: GENDERED COLONIAL VIOLENCE IN CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN THEATRE by Deserae Koby Gogel B.A. & B.Ed. University of Lethbridge, 2016 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in The College of Graduate Studies (English) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) March 2021 © Deserae Koby Gogel, 2021 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: The Past is Present: Gendered Colonial Violence in Contemporary Canadian Theatre submitted by Deserae Koby Gogel in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts in English. Dr. Lisa Grekul, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies Supervisor Dr. Virginie Magnat, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Jordan Stouck, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Karen Ragoonaden, School of Education University Examiner iii Abstract Throughout my analysis, I query how gendered colonial violence is addressed in three contemporary Canadian plays: Sharon Pollock’s The Komagata Maru Incident (1976), Lorena Gale’s Angélique (2000), and Marie Clements’ The Unnatural and Accidental Women (2005). In my first chapter, I use historiographic metadrama and Indigenous resurgence as frameworks for analyzing the past and contemporary implications of gendered colonial violence in the events portrayed in each play. Building on my analysis in Chapter One, my second chapter utilizes intersectional feminism as a framework to consider the role that White female characters play in perpetuating racialized and discriminatory practices against People of Colour. In this thesis, I argue that it is important to reveal systems of oppression that contribute to legacies of colonial harm, to help create a more just society for all Canadian citizens. I investigate gendered colonial violence in my …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2021-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0396647
language: eng
degree discipline: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/77740