A conscious un-couplet: Wahine Maori stand up to Shakespeare

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Title A conscious un-couplet: Wahine Maori stand up to Shakespeare
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Abstract/Description This article represents a 'conscious uncoupling' with the Works of Shakespeare. Provoked by recent acts of toxic Shakespearean masculinity, this scholarly break-up links the history and culture of Bardolatry in Aotearoa/New Zealand with the colonial project of 'taming' Maori women. The unpacking of the politics of this project is framed within the Maori feminist discourse of Mana Wahine, a platform which advocates for the recognition of agency, knowledge and mana (or power) of Maori wahine (women). This discourse demonstrates the ongoing colonial violence against wahine Maori, perpetuated by Shakespeare Inc. - a culture which I no longer wish to b e a member of.
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Source Australasian Drama Studies, ADSA, VIC
Issue 73
Page 207-236
Date Issued October 2018
Language English
ISSN 0810-4123
Citation Nicola Hyland, A conscious un-couplet: Wahine Maori stand up to Shakespeare, Australasian Drama Studies, 73, October 2018, 207-236
Data Set AusStage
Resource Identifier 68793