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Helen Gilbert Helen Gilbert i(A33356 works by)
Born: Established: 1956 ;
Gender: Female
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1 Indigeneity, Time and The Cosmopolitics of Postcolonial Belonging in the Atomic Age Helen Gilbert , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Interventions : International Journal of Postcolonial Studies , vol. 15 no. 2 2013; (p. 195-210) 'This essay canvasses theatrical renditions of time, mobility and belonging in Marie Clements' 'Burning Vision' (2002) and Trevor Jamieson and Scott Rankin's 'Ngapartji Ngapartji' (2005), each dealing with the social and environmental legacies of the Atomic Age in remote indigenous homelands in Canada and Australia, respectively. The plays situate local memories within the currents of global history by delivering intimate yet epic accounts of the effects of nuclear industrialization on land, water, species and human communities. Drawing from Tim Ingold's theorizations of dwelling and Nigel Clark's recent work on the geological scales of cosmpolitanism, I explore ways in which performances of mobility and intercultural connectedness in these theatrical works articulate with conventional notions of indigeneity as a marker of rootedness or belonging to particular geographical spaces.' (Author's abstract)
1 3 y separately published work icon Performance and Cosmopolitics : Cross-Cultural Transactions in Australasia Helen Gilbert , Jacqueline Lo , New York (City) : Palgrave Macmillan , 2007 Z1357827 2007 single work criticism

Performance and Cosmopolitics is a pioneering study of cross-cultural theatre in the Australasian region focuses on theatrical events and practices in avant-garde and mainstream contexts. It explores the cultural and political dimensions of Australia's engagement with Asia and sheds light on international arts marketing and trends in cross-cultural performance training. Includes the following chapters : Anti)Cosmopolitan Encounters; Indigenising Australian Theatre; Asianizing Australian Theatre; Marketing Difference at the Adelaide Festival; Crossing Cultures: Case Studies; Asian Australian Hybrid Praxis; Performance and Asylum: Ethics, Embodiment, Efficacy; Conclusion: Cosmopolitics in the New Millennium (publication blurb).
1 Black and White and Re(a)d All Over Again : Indigenous Minstrelsy in Contemporary Canadian and Australian Theatre Helen Gilbert , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Theatre Journal , vol. 55 no. 4 2003; (p. 679-698)
1 Millennial Blues : Racism, Nationalism and the Legacy of Empire Helen Gilbert , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Playing Australia : Australian Theatre and the International Stage 2003;
1 Untitled Helen Gilbert , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 20 no. 4 2002; (p. 402-404)
— Review of Siting the Other : Re-Visions of Marginality in Australian and English-Canadian Drama 2001 anthology criticism
1 2 y separately published work icon In Transit : Travel, Text, Empire Helen Gilbert (editor), Anna Johnston (editor), New York (City) : Peter Lang , 2002 Z987828 2002 anthology criticism
1 Cultural Frictions: John Romeril's The Floating World Helen Gilbert , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Theatre Research International , vol. 26 no. 1 2001; (p. 60-70) Hailed as an 'unruly masterpiece', John Romeril's The Floating World is one of the few 'new wave' Australian plays representing Australians and their Asian 'others' to be restaged periodically since its première in 1974. Paying particular attention to productions of the play that have used Japanese theatre forms such as kabuki and bunraku, this article focuses primarily on the ways in which the spectacle of race has been coded performatively by different directorial approaches, and how various significations of race have been interpreted by the critical establishment. The fascinating stage history of The Floating World is treated as a barometer of Australian theatre's response to the challenge of representing cultural conflict, during a period marked by public debate about the desirability, and inevitability, of Australia's political, economic and cultural 'enmeshment' with Asia.
1 1 y separately published work icon Postcolonial Plays : An Anthology Helen Gilbert (editor), London New York (City) : Routledge , 2001 Z987388 2001 anthology drama (taught in 1 units)
1 y separately published work icon Australian Cultural History no. 19 Helen Gilbert (editor), Jacqueline Lo (editor), Tseen-Ling Khoo (editor), 2000 Z941714 2000 periodical issue
1 2 y separately published work icon Journal of Australian Studies JAS no. 65 Jacqueline Lo (editor), Helen Gilbert (editor), Tseen-Ling Khoo (editor), 2000 Z897673 2000 periodical issue
1 1 y separately published work icon (Post) Colonial Stages : Critical & Creative Views on Drama, Theatre & Performance Helen Gilbert (editor), Hebden Bridge : Dangaroo Press , 1999 Z945095 1999 anthology criticism
1 Reconciliation? Aboriginality and Australian Theatre in the 1990s Helen Gilbert , 1998 single work criticism
— Appears in: Our Australian Theatre in the 1990s 1998; (p. 71-88) Australian Studies Now : An Introductory Reader in Australian Studies 2007; (p. 85-108) Helen Gilbert considers a wide range of Aboriginal theatre produced in the 1990s, tracing the various articulations of Aboriginality in these performances and how, in spite of difficulties and frustrations, they opened up a space for 'productive dialogue' between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians.
1 Responses to the Sex Trade in Post-Colonial Theatre Helen Gilbert , 1998 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Body in the Library 1998; (p. 261-272) Discusses theatrical responses to the expanding neo-imperial trade in sex with respect to Guillermo Verdecchia's Fronteras Americana (1993), Trevor Rhone's Smile Orange (1987) and Michael Gurr's Sex Diary of an Infidel (1992).
1 5 y separately published work icon Sightlines : Race, Gender, and Nation in Contemporary Australian Theatre Helen Gilbert , Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press , 1998 Z467174 1998 single work criticism
1 Performing Hybridity in Post-Colonial Monodrama Helen Gilbert , Jacqueline Lo , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Journal of Commonwealth Literature , vol. 32 no. 1 1997; (p. 5-19)
1 Theatre and Cultural Commerce: Louis Nowra's "Cosi" Helen Gilbert , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Spring vol. 57 no. 3 1997; (p. 191-199)
1 GI Joe Versus Digger Dave: Contemporary Australian Drama and the Vietnam War Helen Gilbert , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Kunapipi , [Double Issue] vol. 18 no. 2-3 1996; (p. 293-307)
1 "Pulling the Rug Out From Under Your Feet" : An interview with Michael Gurr Helen Gilbert (interviewer), Melinda Mawson (interviewer), 1995 single work interview
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 26 1995; (p. 22-35)
1 De-scribing Orality : Performance and the Recuperation of Voice Helen Gilbert , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: De-scribing Empire : Post-colonialism and Textuality 1994; (p. 98-111)
1 Occidental (Sex) Tourists: Michael Gurr's `Sex Diary of an Infidel' Helen Gilbert , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 25 1994; (p. 177-188)
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