Spiders of the Market - Ghanaian Trickster Performance in a Web of Neoliberalism

Informationen zum Autor 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 . Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: David Afriyie Donkor, Donkor David Afriyie
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.07.2016
• EAN: 9780253021342
• ISBN: 978-0-253-02134-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: African Expressive Cultures; African Expressive Cultures
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous