Theatre and political process
Subtitle: staging identities in Tokelau and New Zealand
By: Ingjerd Hoëm.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Tokelauans -- Politics and government; Tokelauans -- Ethnic identity; Tokelauans -- Social life and customs; Tokelau -- Politics and government; Tokelau -- Economic conditions; Tokelau -- Foreign relations
Description: "The Argonauts in the Pacific, made famous through Malinowski's work, have not been exempt from general historical developments in the world around them. By focusing on two plays performed by the Tokelau Te Ata, a theatre group, the author reveals the self-perceptions of the Tokelau and highlights the dynamic relationship between issues of representation and political processes such as nation building, infrastructural changes and increased regional migration. It is through an analysis of communicative practices, which the author carried out in the home atolls and in the diasporic communities in New Zealand, that we arrive at a proper understanding of how global processes affect local institutions and everyday interaction."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.