Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (318 Seiten)
ISBN:
9783838276083
Inhalt:
African cultural productions of humour have increased even in the face of myriad economic foibles and social upheavals. For instance, from the 1990s, stand-up comedy emerged across the continent and has maintained a pervasive presence since then. Its specificities are related to contemporary economic and political contexts and are also drawn from its pre-colonial history, that of joking forms and relationships, and orality. Izuu Nwankwọ's fascinating collected volume offers a transnational appraisal of this unique art form spanning different nations of the continent and its diasporas. The book engages variously with jokesters, their materials, the mediums of dissemination, and the cultural value(s) and relevance of their stage work, encompassing the form and content of the practice. Its ruling theoretical perspective comes from theatre and performance, cultural studies, linguistics, and literary studies.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783838216089
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783838216089
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9783838216089
Sprache:
Englisch
