This book was first published in 2010. Madison presents the
neglected yet compelling and necessary story of local activists in
South Saharan Africa who employ modes of performance as tactics of
resistance and intervention in their day-to-day struggles for human
rights. The dynamic relationship between performance and activism
are illustrated in three case studies: Act One presents a battle
between tradition and modernity as the bodies of African women are
caught in the cross-fire. Act Two focuses on 'water democracy' as
activists fight for safe, accessible public water as a human right.
Act Three examines the efficacy of street performance and theatre
for development in the oral histories of Ghanaian gender activists.
Unique to this book is the continuing juxtaposition between the
everyday performances of local activism and their staged enactments
before theatre audiences in Ghana and the USA. Madison beautifully
demonstrates how these disparate sites of performance cohere in the
service of rights, justice, and activism.
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