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Informationen zum Autor ‘Tosin Kooshima Tume is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Theatre and Media Arts at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Nigeria, and a Research Fellow with the NRF/DST South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) in Geopolitics and the Arts of Africa, under the Arts of Africa and Global South research programme, Department of Fine Art, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa. She is an award-winning playwright, performing artiste, theatre creator, and scholar. She is currently the editor of Alarinjo Journal of Theatre and Media Arts published by FUOYE. Her research interests include African festivals and theatre, feminist identities in African literature and performances, pop culture and social media representations, play adaptations, and trends in African dance practice. Dr. Ekua Ekumah is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ghana, and Artistic Director of Abibigromma Resident Theatre Company, University of Ghana, Legon. Dr. Yvette Hutchison is Professor in Theatre & Performance Studies, part of SCAPVC at the University of Warwick. She is associate editor of the South African Theatre Journal and recently co-edited African Theatre 14: Contemporary Women (James Currey, 2015). Her AHRC funded African Women Playwrights’ Network project (awpn.org, 2015-17) is using mobile app technology to create a virtual network of women theatre practitioners living in Africa with other artists, researchers and interested parties on the continent and beyond. Her research is considering the aesthetics contemporary South African women artists are using to address issues of gender and conflict. Klappentext Ten new short plays by African women tackling taboo topics on identity, gender, sexualities, family relations and power. Following the international success of Contemporary Plays by African Women, this new collection is the next step in the African Women Playwright Network (AWPN) both showcasing and encouraging the development of new work. Consisting of the ten winners of the AWPN's international writing competition, this collection is centered around the theme of ' Tackling Taboo Topics in African Female Writing', originally performed as staged readings at the AWPN Festival hosted by the University of Ghana in 2022. Selected from 75 submissions from nine African countries, these plays speak to contemporary and pressing issues, illuminating lived experiences of African women that are common but seldom discussed. An important resource for schools and universities looking to diversify and decolonise curricula and engage with short works for practical classes, performances and auditions from a range of various cultures, Gendering Taboos is also an invaluable tool for programmers looking for new work and scholars working specifically in areas of gender and dramatic criticism. Vorwort Ten short plays by African women tackling taboo topics on identity, gender, sexualities, family relations and power. Zusammenfassung Ten new short plays by African women tackling taboo topics on identity, gender, sexualities, family relations and power. Following the international success of Contemporary Plays by African Women, this new collection is the next step in the African Women Playwright Network (AWPN) both showcasing and encouraging the development of new work. Consisting of the ten winners of the AWPN's international writing competition, this collection is centered around the theme of ' Tackling Taboo Topics in African Female Writing', originally performed as staged readings at the AWPN Festival hosted by the University of Ghana in 2022. Selected from 75 submissions from nine African countries, these plays speak to contemporary and pressing issues, illuminating lived experiences of African women that are common but seldom discussed. An important res...
