New Francophone African and Caribbean Theatres Contributor(s): Conteh-Morgan, John (Author), Thomas, Dominic (With) |
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ISBN: 0253222265 ISBN-13: 9780253222268 Publisher: Indiana University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2010 Click for more in this series: African Expressive Cultures |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism | Drama |
Dewey: 792.09 |
LCCN: 2010000638 |
Series: African Expressive Cultures |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (0.75 lbs) 230 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Choice 06/01/2011 |
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. |
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