African Theatre 8: Diasporas (Paperback)

This volume in the African Theatre series celebrates the African theatrical diaspora from Brazil to Tasmania, and Canada to Cuba, and also includes the playscript Messing with the Mind by Egyptian writer and director Khaled El-Sawy. Diasporas', as used in the title of this volume, refers to a multitude of groups and communities with widely differing histories, identities and current locations. This book brings together essays on theatre by people of Africandescent in North America, Cuba, Italy, the UK, Israel and Tasmania. Several chapters present overviews of particular national contexts, others offer insights into play texts or specific performances. Offering a mix of academic andpractitioner's points of views, Volume 8 in the African Theatre series analyses and celebrates various aspects of African diasporic theatre worldwide. Guest Editors: CHRISTINE MATZKE, Lecturer in African Literatures and Cultures, Humboldt-University, Berlin; and OSITA OKAGBUE, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Drama, Goldsmiths, University of London. Series Editors: Martin Banham, Emeritus Professor of Drama & Theatre Studies,University of Leeds; James Gibbs, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, University of the West of England; Femi Osofisan, Professor of Drama at the University of Ibadan; Jane Plastow, Professor of African Theatre, University of Leeds;Yvette Hutchison, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Warwick

General

Imprint:	James Currey
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	African Theatre
Release date:	November 2009
First published:	2010
Editors:	Martin Banham • James Gibbs • Femi Osofisan
Guest editors:	Osita Okagbue • Christine Matzke
Contributors:	Maureen Moynagh (Contributor) • Esiaba Irobi • Cariad Astles • Conrad James • Sabrina Brancato
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	190
ISBN-13:	978-1-84701-501-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Promotions
LSN:	1-84701-501-8
Barcode:	9781847015013

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