Screening the Past: Reflexivity, Repetition and the Spectator in Lola Arias' Minefield/Campo minado (2016)
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jats:pThis article examines the role performed by the autobiographical body in Lola Arias' documentary play jats:italicMinefield</jats:italic> (2016). Through a ‘hypermedial’ representation of the cultural memory archive, Arias challenges dominant perspectives towards the Malvinas/Falklands conflict by repeatedly using screens, recording devices and documentary footage to highlight the mediation and subjectivity inherent in both individual and collective memories of the past. By engaging with recent work on documentary theatre and live performance, this article reflects on how jats:italicMinefield</jats:italic>'s narrative repetition and formal reflexivity demand, though ultimately confound, an empathetic connection between performer and audience.</jats:p>
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1470-9856