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Literature from the Peripheries: Refrigerated Culture and Pluralism
is a collection of chapters dealing with multiple minority cultures
from all over the world. The book examines the status of several
less known cultures or cultural communities which exist in the
peripheries of space and time. In addition to this, the arguments
and the discourses running through chapters prove the need of
cultural diversity and pluralism. This well-thought and critically
written book is a clarion call for humanity to look over the
shoulder and see the ghost of civilization receding farther away.
The book will interest the readers, scholars, practitioners, and
activists who like to explore several cultures and cultural
conflicts.
Environmental Postcolonialism: A Literary Response is an academic
investigation of the environmental repercussions of colonial
destruction. This volume addresses the complex interplay between
postcolonialism and environmental discourse through literature
produced in the ex-colonies. This literature is read from the
standpoint of ex-colonies within their human and non-human context.
The primary objective of this volume is to scrutinize environmental
concerns in the light of postcolonial theory, and so it examines
works of art from the twin perspective of eco-criticism and
postcolonialism which illuminates and underscores how colonizers
destroyed and interfered with both nature and culture. Through
discussing the intersecting layers of ecocriticism and postcolonial
criticism, the volume gestures to new directions and generates a
hopeful vision of a decolonized world.
This book provides an overview of the full range of the teaching
and practice of Committed Theatre and theatre of commitment in
Nigeria for scholars in the arts and cultural studies. It is
divided into four sections; Chapter 1: Theatre in Development
Discourse, which is comprised of four papers that explore the
theories of practice of theatre of commitment. Chapter 2 : Nigerian
Theatre in Perspective discusses the trends, ethos of revolution,
theatrical elements and communalistic/individualistic tendencies
and the taboos theatre, drama and traditional theatre in Nigeria.
In Chapter 3, the social, cultural and historical implications of
Nigeria theatre, is examined in papers that focus on politics,
theatre, and echoes of separatism in Nigeria and including an
analysis of Aesthetagement of the Calabar Carnival in Nigeria.
Chapter 4 performs a critical analysis of committed theatre
practices from a global perspective. Interviews were conducted with
committed artistes from Nigeria, Canada, Ethiopia, and Indonesia.
Committed Theatre Perspectives in Teaching and Practice in Nigeria
has the potential to impact the philosophy, teaching, and practice
of theatre. The ideas contained in the book provide an excellent
framework for understanding the importance and more importantly,
the impact of theatre on society.
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