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A Palestinian Theatre: Experiences of Resistance, Sumud and Reaffirmation

Abusultan, Mahmoud
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu161712185211754

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2021, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Theatre and Film.
This thesis examines Palestinian theatre practices in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and the Diaspora. Focusing on how theatre-makers within these contexts represent the Palestinian experience in relation to the ongoing Israeli settler-colonialism, I seek to offer a fuller definition of Palestinian theatre and highlight its different features. As non-violent resistance is a defining aspect of Palestinian artistic expression, I draw on a number of supporting theories to analyze how Palestinian theatre practitioners respond to the Israeli colonial practices as well as reflect on the ever-shifting socio-political realities of the Palestinian society. I begin by contextualizing the work of five major theatre companies in the West Bank and the creative tactics through which they contribute to the Palestinian culture of resistance, building on the work of Gabriel Varghese. I then introduce the concepts of sumud (steadfastness) and identity reaffirmation in an attempt to include theatre-makers in Gaza Strip and the Palestinian Diaspora. Throughout, I examine a number of plays and performances in relation to these concepts to demonstrate how Palestinians confront the conditions under which they live, while striving to preserve their cultural heritage. In doing so, I broaden the conversation on Palestinian theatre and the Palestinian context of non-violent resistance and what is at stake in how it is performed.
Angela Ahlgren, Dr. (Advisor)
Jonathan Chambers, Dr. (Committee Member)
80 p.
Performing Arts; Theater; Theater Studies
Palestinian theatre; Palestinian; theatre; drama; theatrical production; performance; non-violent resistance; sumud; Palestinian diaspora; Palestinian identity; the West Bank; Gaza; Gaza Strip; cultural resistance

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  • Abusultan, M. (2021). A Palestinian Theatre: Experiences of Resistance, Sumud and Reaffirmation [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu161712185211754

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Abusultan, Mahmoud. A Palestinian Theatre: Experiences of Resistance, Sumud and Reaffirmation. 2021. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu161712185211754.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Abusultan, Mahmoud. "A Palestinian Theatre: Experiences of Resistance, Sumud and Reaffirmation." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu161712185211754

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