Essays about: "Marguerite Duras"

Found 1 essay containing the words Marguerite Duras.

  1. 1. Dancing in Postcolonial Spotlights The possibility to perceive postcolonial structures within the dance scenes in India Song and Beau Travail

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Filip Hallbäck; [2020-11-11]
    Keywords : Marguerite Duras; Claire Denis; Postcolonialism; Dance performativity; Art Cinema;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the complex relationship between the concept of art cinema, dance performativity and postcolonial theories, with two dance scenes from India Song (Marguerite Duras, 1975) and Beau Travail (Claire Denis, 1999) as a point of departure. The method is to do a close reading, through the theoretical scopes by among others David Bordwell, Patrice Pavis and Richard Dyer. READ MORE