| West African Popular Theatre Contributor(s): Barber, Karin (Author), Collins, John (Author), Ricard, Alain (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253210771 ISBN-13: 9780253210777 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $23.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1997 Annotation: ..". 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - History | Africa - General |
| Dewey: 792.096 |
| LCCN: 96042321 |
| Series: Drama and Performance Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.27" W x 9.16" (1.05 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: . . . 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. |