Iyorwuese Hagher

The Kwagh-hir Theater

A Weapon for Social Action

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Produktbeschreibung

This book describes how the Tiv people of Nigeria use their indigenous theater to fight against British colonialism and oppression by dominant groups in Nigeria. It celebrates the power of the theater to give voice to the voiceless and to become a catalyst for positive change.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 622g
• ISBN-13: 9780761862499
• ISBN-10: 0761862498
• Artikelnr.: 39676452

Autorenporträt

By Iyorwuese Hagher

Inhaltsangabe

A Foreword and a Celebration Preface Introduction: The Theater as a Weapon
Chapter One: Tiv Worldview; the Context of the Kwagh-hir Chapter Two:
Searching for the Rubrics Chapter Three: Organization and Form Chapter
Four: Kwagh-hir Aesthetics Chapter Five: Kwagh-hir as Model Theater for
Social Action Appendix A: Tiv Kwagh-Hir Carvers and Their Works Appendix B:
Glossary of Tiv Words Bibliography Index