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Senegalese stagecraft : decolonizing theater-making in francophone Africa
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"Senegalese Stagecraft explores the particular role of the theatrical stage in Senegal as a site of poetic expression, political activism, and community engagement"--Provided by publisher.
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- Creator
- Brian Valente-Quinn
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2021
- 2021
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- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
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- ISBNs
- 9780810143678, 0810143674, 9780810143654, 0810143658, 9780810143661, 0810143666
- OCLC
- on1250199926
- Introduction -- Colonial Pedagogy and Creative Enactment: The Theater of the École Normale William Ponty -- A Political Theater for a New Elite: The French Cultural Centers of the 1950s -- The 1966 First World Festival of Negro Arts: Hommes de Culture and the Epic Pan-African Stage -- Staging Sufi Stories: The Religious Stage Space of Bamba Mos Xam -- From Stage to Screen: The Rise of Senegalese Television -- Stagecraft and Popular Theater -- Conclusion. Theater as a Senegalese Invention