How (not) to Globalize Oceania: Ecology and Politics in Contemporary Pacific Island Performance Arts

Answering the call for a new ecological democracy, representational and performative initiatives by Oceanian writers and spoken-word artists, dancers, choreographers, and filmmakers render the conditions of life in the contemporary Pacific visible globally and counter the threat of disappearance pos...

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Hlavní autor: Heim, Otto
Médium: Article ou chapitre numérique
Jazyk:Anglais
Vydáno: Commonwealth Essays and Studies 2019
On-line přístup:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Shrnutí:Answering the call for a new ecological democracy, representational and performative initiatives by Oceanian writers and spoken-word artists, dancers, choreographers, and filmmakers render the conditions of life in the contemporary Pacific visible globally and counter the threat of disappearance posed by both global warming and a global economy. Acting in concert and insisting on the indivisibility of people and the land, their performative actions exemplify an “ecology of practices.”