Dancing in Shadows
Histories of Nyungar Performance
- Paperback
350 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2018
Summary
Dancing in Shadows explores the power of Indigenous performance pitted against the forces of settler colonisation. Historian Anna Haebich documents how the Nyungar people of Western Australia strategically and courageously adapted their rich performance culture to survive the catastrophe that engulfed them, and generously share their culture, history, and language in theatre.
In public corroborees they performed their sovereignty to the colonists and in community-only gatherings they …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742589718 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1742589715 |
| Author: | Anna Haebich |
| Publisher: | UWA Publishing |
| Imprint: | UWAP |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 350 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 574g |
| Dimensions: | 42mm x 394mm x 158mm |
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About The Author
Anna Haebich
Anna Haebich is a multi-award winning author, known for her passion for research that pushes into new territories. She has researched and written about many Aboriginal topics and experiences from the past and present. Her insights are shaped by her experiences of living in Nyungar country with her partner, elder Darryl Kickett, and by her varied career in writing, visual arts practice, university research, and community engagement. Anna has received numerous honours and recognitions for her contributions. She is a Fellow of two Australian learned academies and member of university centres in Australia and Germany. She is currently a John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University.
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