The Postcolonial Vision of the Other's Image in the Work of the Contemporary Iraqi Theatre Director: The Play "The Savage Wedding" as a Model

Abstract

The researcher’s study consists of four chapters. The first chapter presents the research problem, its significance, and its main objective, which centers on uncovering the postcolonial vision of the image of the Other in the work of the contemporary Iraqi theatre director. The researcher then identifies the spatial, temporal, and thematic boundaries of the study, followed by defining its key terms.

The second chapter includes the theoretical framework, which the researcher divides into two sections: the first addresses Postcolonial Theory, and the second examines the image of the Other in the perspectives of both global and Arab theatre directors. The chapter concludes with the main indicators derived from the theoretical framework.

The third chapter covers the research procedures, including the identification of the research population, tools, and methodology, with primary emphasis placed on analyzing the selected sample.

In the fourth chapter, the researcher arrives at a set of findings and conclusions that are believed to answer the research problem and achieve its objective. The most prominent of these findings is that the Iraqi theatre director seeks to construct the image of the colonial Other by employing a postcolonial approach, using theatrical intertextuality as a key method. Additionally, the director attempts to reveal the destructive impact left by the Other on the colonized self through the logic of violence and domination—one that distorts its image and erases its identity and existence.

The study concludes with a list of references.