West African Popular Theatre (Drama & Performance)

By John Collins, Karin Barber, Alain Ricard, et al.

Book Overview

..". 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253332044
• ISBN13: 9780253332042
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.1" x 6.4"