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West African Popular Theatre

West African Popular Theatre
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 309
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ISBN-10 : 9780253028075
ISBN-13 : 0253028078
Rating : 4/5 (078 Downloads)

Book Synopsis West African Popular Theatre by : Karin Barber

Download or read book West African Popular Theatre written by Karin Barber and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1997-06-22 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " . . . 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.


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