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This paper critically examines Colleen Murphy’s theatrical play Pig Girl (2013) using Robin Bernstein’s “scriptive things” theory, addressing how the production was sharply criticized by Indigenous community members. It analyzes historical ideologies tied to dehumanization and violence against Indigenous women, and explains how imagery, interpellation, and aesthetic intervention can re-inscribe beliefs while enabling resistance and new narrative formation within social justice arts and education contexts.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":40,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/pig-girl-an-indigenous-womans-perspective-through-scriptive-things/594813/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/pig-girl-an-indigenous-womans-perspective-through-scriptive-things/594813.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Mary Man","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-01","2026-10-15",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":44},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What analytical framework does the paper use to examine Pig Girl?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"The paper uses Robin Bernstein’s (2011) “scriptive things” theory to analyze how imagery and narrative elements function in relation to Indigenous representation and harm.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"Why was Pig Girl criticized by Indigenous community members?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"The local Indigenous community rejected the play as insensitive, arguing that it re-inscribes longstanding tropes about Indigenous women, despite the playwright’s intent to oppose police indifference toward missing and murdered Indigenous women.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"How does the paper connect imagery in the play to violence and dehumanization?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"It argues that the title and pivotal image referencing a real serial killer’s crimes can operate as a graphic visual cue that reinforces prior beliefs, linking normalization of violence and dehumanization through “things” depicted in the narrative.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},594813,1792172477,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":44,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":139,"language":140,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":144,"read_time":145,"preview_page_count":4},7421720224475,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_276721f389ce27ea32af1340a28f341c","Pig Girl: An Indigenous Woman’s Perspective Through “Scriptive Things”  \nLyn Trudeau  \nBrock University  \nAbstract  \nIndigenous representation in various genres has always been questionable in regards to who has a voice, and content that is culturally sensitive and appropriate. This paper critically examines the controversial theatrical play Pig Girl (Murphy, 2013) through the lens ofRobin Bernstein’s (2011)“scriptive things” theory. Although Pig Girl sought to give voice to Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women, it instead was sharply criticized by Indigenous community members. This paper explores historical ideologies corresponding to the dehumanization of and violence perpetrated against Indigenous women based on the imagery provided by those who created and promoted the Pig Girl stage play. The paper discusses how such imagery can re-inscribe prior beliefs and be interpreted with “things” depicted within the playʼs narrative. The paper also addresses the function of interpellation and imagery, aesthetic intervention, and resulting associations.  \nKeywords: scriptive things, Indigenous resistance, power of imagery, deconstructing things, aesthetic intervention, reclaiming representation  \nLyn Trudeau is Ojibway from Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, Eagle Clan. She is a PhD student and instructor at Brock University who feels it is important to stay true to her cultural roots; she therefore integrates traditional teachings and knowledge both in the classroom and in her research. She is an artist/visual storyteller and scholar who uses visual representation within her works to keep the Indigenous culture alive and thriving.  \nEmail: [lyn.trudeau@gmail.com](lyn.trudeau@gmail.com)  \n“A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it’s finished; no matter how brave its warriors or how strong their weapons”(Cheyenne proverb) .  \nAn Indigenous woman is placed on stage in a vulnerable state, violated, tortured, and hung on a meat hook for 90 minutes. She is in constant physical and emotional pain and cries out in anguish for someone—anyone—to help her. She is eventually strangled. This is a brief synopsis of the play Pig Girl (Murphy, 2013), written on the subject of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) in Canada, for which the playwright Colleen Murphy won a coveted Governor General’s Award.  \nContext  \nIndigenous women in Canada have endured years of overwhelming destitution (Graveline, 1998; Lawrence & Anderson, 2005; Maracle, 1996) derived from colonialism, racism, and non/misrepresentation which, unfortunately, continue to this day. However, Indigenous women in Canada are taking control and writing a new narrative for themselves. I too write from such aliminal space, from the perspective of both an artist and a scholar. As such, this discussion paper is congruent with the Brock Education journal’s special issue exploring aesthetic intervention and social justice through various art platforms while deconstructing and/or reconstructing ideas surrounding hegemony and colonialism. Such themes are evident in the theatrical performance of Pig Girl that links normalization of violence and dehumanization of the Indigenous woman appearing in the play, and that also re-inscribes fallacies and misconceptions pertaining to Indigenous women.  \nThe purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between Pig Girl (Murphy, 2013) and Indigenous communities. The paper exemplifies the power and influence of visual presence and artistic expression in society, and the possible negative effects of underlying messages in theatrical performances and surrounding elements. Theatre can play a key role in perpetuating old stereotypes and biases by way of “things,” which are analyzed here through theorist Robin Bernstein’s (2011) theory of “scriptive things.” This paper contributes to this journalʼs theme by looking at epistemological implications of social justice in the realm of arts culture as wel","cbCaickHmXKfc4K5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaickHmXKfc4K5","pdf",587721,14,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction and Context\n## Purpose of the Paper\n## Controversy and Indigenous Community Response\n# Framing Questions and Author Perspective","[{\"question\":\"What analytical framework does the paper use to examine Pig Girl?\",\"answer\":\"The paper uses Robin Bernstein’s (2011) “scriptive things” theory to analyze how imagery and narrative elements function in relation to Indigenous representation and harm.\"},{\"question\":\"Why was Pig Girl criticized by Indigenous community members?\",\"answer\":\"The local Indigenous community rejected the play as insensitive, arguing that it re-inscribes longstanding tropes about Indigenous women, despite the playwright’s intent to oppose police indifference toward missing and murdered Indigenous women.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper connect imagery in the play to violence and dehumanization?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that the title and pivotal image referencing a real serial killer’s crimes can operate as a graphic visual cue that reinforces prior beliefs, linking normalization of violence and dehumanization through “things” depicted in the narrative.\"}]","Pig Girl: An Indigenous Woman’s Perspective Through “Scriptive Things” | PDF",1792079901,35]