West African Popular Theatre

von Alain Ricard, Karin Barber, John Collins

310 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

" . . . 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 Bauman African 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.

• Reihe: Indiana University Press
• ISBN: 9780253210777
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 22.06.1997
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Indiana University Press