West African Popular Theatre (Drama And Performance Studies)

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Synopsis
"... a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature... " --Research in African Literatures"Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book." --Leeds African Studies Bulletin"A seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. " --Margaret Drewal"A fine book. The play texts are treasures." --Richard BaumanAfrican popular culture is an arena where the tensions and transformations of colonial and post-colonial society are played out, offering us a glimpse of the view from below in Africa. This book offers a comparative overview of the history, social context, and style of three major West African popular theatre genres: the concert party of Ghana, the concert party of Togo, and the traveling popular theatre of western Nigeria.
Copyright:
1997

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
312 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780253028075
Related ISBNs:
9780253210777
Publisher:
Indiana University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Karin Barber, John Collins, and Alain Ricard
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Drama, Plays and Theater
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