| New Francophone African and Caribbean Theatres Contributor(s): Conteh-Morgan, John (Author), Thomas, Dominic (With) |
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ISBN: 0253355133 ISBN-13: 9780253355133 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $63.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 792.09 |
| LCCN: 2010000638 |
| Series: African Expressive Cultures |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.35" W x 9.25" (1.05 lbs) 230 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Conteh-Morgan explores the multiple ways in which African and Caribbean theatres have combined aesthetic, ceremonial, experimental, and avant-garde practices in order to achieve sharp critiques of the nationalist and postnationalist state and to elucidate the concerns of the francophone world. More recent changes have introduced a transnational dimension, replacing concerns with national and ethnic solidarity in favor of irony and self-reflexivity. New Francophone African and Caribbean Theatres places these theatres at the heart of contemporary debates on global cultural and political practices and offers a more finely tuned understanding of performance in diverse diasporic networks. |