Postcolonial Artists and Global Aesthetics

Informationen zum Autor Akin Adesokan Klappentext He tackles problems such as artistic representation in the era of decolonization, the uneven development of aesthetics across the world, and the impact of location and commodity culture on genres, with a distinctive approach that exposes the global processes transforming cultural forms. Zusammenfassung Discusses the literary and artistic effects of globalisation Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Generic Transformations at the Crossroads of Capital 1. C. L. R. James Sees the World Steadily 2. Fitful Decolonization: Xala and the Poetics of Double Fetishism 3. Tunde Kelani's Nollywood: Aesthetics of Exhortation 4. Jean-Pierre Bekolo and the Challenges of Aesthetic Populism 5. Imaginary Citizenship: Caryl Phillips's Atlantic World 6. Spirits of Bandung: A Sarcastic Subject Writes to Empire Conclusion: Being African in the World Notes List of References Filmography Index

Product details

• Authors: Akinwumi Adesokan
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.10.2011
• EAN: 9780253223456
• ISBN: 978-0-253-22345-6
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: African Expressive Cultures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education