{"product_id":"new-francophone-african-and-caribbean-theatres-hardcover","title":"New Francophone African and Caribbean Theatres - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Conteh-Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDominic Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Conteh-Morgan explores the multiple ways in which African and Caribbean theatres have combined aesthetic, ceremonial, experimental, and avant-garde practices in order to achieve sharp critiques of the nationalist and postnationalist state and to elucidate the concerns of the francophone world. More recent changes have introduced a transnational dimension, replacing concerns with national and ethnic solidarity in favor of irony and self-reflexivity. \u003ci\u003eNew Francophone African and Caribbean Theatres\u003c\/i\u003e places these theatres at the heart of contemporary debates on global cultural and political practices and offers a more finely tuned understanding of performance in diverse diasporic networks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Conteh-Morgan (1948-2008) was Professor in the Department of French and Italian at the Ohio State University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eTheatre and Drama in Francophone Africa\u003c\/i\u003e and editor (with Tejumola Olaniyan) of \u003ci\u003eAfrican Drama and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e (IUP, 2004). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDominic Thomas is Chair of the Department of French and Francophone Studies and Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is author of \u003ci\u003eNation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa \u003c\/i\u003e(IUP, 2002) and \u003ci\u003eBlack France \u003c\/i\u003e(IUP, 2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9.25 x 6.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45847109042373,"sku":"9780253355133","price":107.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/41lpnZbEE89780253355133.webp?v=1771409448","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/new-francophone-african-and-caribbean-theatres-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}