Ouma : performing the myth of the self

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dc.contributor.advisorFleishman, Marken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGröger, Karl Christianen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-06T11:34:26Z
dc.date.available2014-10-06T11:34:26Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionInludes bibliographical references (leaves 56-61).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis paper is an explication of my thesis production Ouma, which was presented in December 2008 towards the fulfilment of the degree Masters of Arts in Theatre and Performance (Theatre Making) at the University of Cape Town. The explication focuses largely on what happens when the myth structuring the identity of an individual changes. How does the individual go about re-narrating identity within the context of the new myth? And how might the creation of performance contribute tothe re-narrating? The first section, Myth of the Selfexamines the concept of 'myth' and 'the Self and how they intersect and influence each other. I demonstrate how myths and the Self intersect and how, through the telling of stories, we create understanding or meaning. The second section, Myth of the Old; Myth of the New, considers the myth of the old South Africa, the myth of the new South Africa, and the different strategies of self-narration that occur in the one and in the other. The third section, Rupture, proposes that there is a powerful impact on individual identities when a political myth is rupture. In conclusion I indicate where the continuation of this investigation may lead.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGröger, K. C. (2008). <i>Ouma : performing the myth of the self</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8159en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGröger, Karl Christian. <i>"Ouma : performing the myth of the self."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8159en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGröger, K. 2008. Ouma : performing the myth of the self. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Gröger, Karl Christian AB - This paper is an explication of my thesis production Ouma, which was presented in December 2008 towards the fulfilment of the degree Masters of Arts in Theatre and Performance (Theatre Making) at the University of Cape Town. The explication focuses largely on what happens when the myth structuring the identity of an individual changes. How does the individual go about re-narrating identity within the context of the new myth? And how might the creation of performance contribute tothe re-narrating? The first section, Myth of the Selfexamines the concept of 'myth' and 'the Self and how they intersect and influence each other. I demonstrate how myths and the Self intersect and how, through the telling of stories, we create understanding or meaning. The second section, Myth of the Old; Myth of the New, considers the myth of the old South Africa, the myth of the new South Africa, and the different strategies of self-narration that occur in the one and in the other. The third section, Rupture, proposes that there is a powerful impact on individual identities when a political myth is rupture. In conclusion I indicate where the continuation of this investigation may lead. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Ouma : performing the myth of the self TI - Ouma : performing the myth of the self UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8159 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8159
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGröger KC. Ouma : performing the myth of the self. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8159en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Dramaen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherTheatre and Performanceen_ZA
dc.titleOuma : performing the myth of the selfen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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