Il teatro come revisionismo storico: Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl

The past few decades have witnessed the emergence of a Pacific Theatre that, with the aid of historical sources, has renegotiated the colonial and post-colonial past. One of the most prominent voices in this dramaturgy is that of Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, who began playwriting in the late 1980s. This essay investigates how she has engaged her Hawaiian, Samoan and Caucasian heritage to address issues of cultural loss, gender politics, literary representation, and hegemonic historiography.