Culture and identity in African and Caribbean theatre
By: Osita Okagbue
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Adonis & Abbey
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9781905068609
Subjects: Theater; Drama; History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-266) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Slavery, colonialism and African and Caribbean experience; title: Mending a damaged psyche; title: Theatre and affirmation of historical and cultural identities; title: Race, class and social inequality in African and African-Caribbean plays; title: A home of their own : marganlisation and the longing for Utopia; title: Form and content in African and African-Caribbean theatre; title: Indigenisation, domestication and postcolonial subjectivity; title: Language and identity in African and African-Caribbean theatre; title: Conclusion.