David Afriyie Donkor

Spiders of the Market

Ghanaian Trickster Performance in a Web of Neoliberalism

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Produktbeschreibung

David Afriyie Donkor is Assistant Professor of Performance Studies and Africana Studies at Texas A&M University. He is an actor and a director who has adapted several folktales, personal narratives, and literary works for the stage. His scholarly work is published in Ghana Studies, Cultural Studies, Theatre Survey, and TDR.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9780253021458
• ISBN-10: 0253021456
• Artikelnr.: 43707315

Autorenporträt

David Afriyie Donkor

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. From State to Market: The History of a Social Compact
2. Once Upon a Spider: Ananse and the Counterhegemonic Trickster Ethos
3. Selling the President: Stand-Up Comedy and the Politricks of Endorsement
4. Ma Red's Maneuvers: Popular Theater and "Progressive" Culture
5. In the House of Stories: Village Aspirations and Heritage Tourism
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index