《德丹·基马蒂的审判》的后殖民戏剧策略研究

The Postcolonial Dramatic Strategies of The Trial of Dedan Kimathi

在《德丹·基马蒂的审判》中,肯尼亚著名戏剧家恩古吉·瓦·提安哥运用模拟、混杂以及他者书写等戏剧策略还原了审判茅茅运动领袖这一历史事件,并重新构建了茅茅运动领袖德丹·基马蒂的形象。在此基础上,提安哥叙述了以吉库尤族为代表的黑人种族困境,解构了殖民话语,凸显了文化差异,表达了以戏剧为载体来唤醒非洲民众对本土文化归属的自信和认同的决心。

Applying strategies of postcolonial drama such as mimicry,hybridity,and otherization in his play Trial of Dedan Kimathi,the renowned Kenyan playwright Ngugi Wa Thiong’o restores the historical event of Mau Mau Revolt and reconstructs the image of its leader Dedan Kimathi.The playwright thereby not only addresses the racial predicament and black resistance as represented by Kikuyu,but also engages traditional Kenyan elements in this play,elements which in turn deconstruct colonialist discourse and highlights cultural differences.In this way Ngugi expresses his determination to arouse African peoples’self-confidence with drama and encourage their identification with indigenous culture.