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Power, Marginality and African Oral Literature - Couverture souple

 
9780521087940: Power, Marginality and African Oral Literature
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521087945 ISBN 13 : 9780521087940
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

African oral literature, like other forms of popular culture, is not merely folksy, domestic entertainment but a domain in which individuals in a variety of social roles are free to comment on power relations in society. It can also be a significant agent of change capable of directing, provoking, preventing, overturning and recasting social reality. This collection examines the way in which oral texts both reflect and affect contemporary social and political life in Africa. It addresses questions of power, gender, the dynamics of language use, the representation of social structures and the relation between culture and the state. The contributors are linguists, anthropologists, folklorists, ethnomusicologists and historians, who present fresh material and ideas to paint a lively picture of current real-life situations. The book is an important contribution to the study of African culture and literature, and to the anthropological study of oral literature in particular.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

African oral literature, like other forms of popular culture, is not merely folksy, domestic entertainment but a domain in which individuals in a variety of social roles are free to comment on power relations in society. It can also be a significant agent of change capable of directing, provoking, preventing, overturning and recasting social reality. This collection examines the way in which oral texts both reflect and affect contemporary social and political life in Africa. It addresses questions of power, gender, the dynamics of language use, the representation of social structures and the relation between culture and the state. The contributors are linguists, anthropologists, folklorists, ethnomusicologists and historians, who present fresh material and ideas to paint a lively picture of current real-life situations. The book is an important contribution to the study of African culture and literature, and to the anthropological study of oral literature in particular.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521087945
ISBN 13 
9780521087940
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
300
Éditeur
Furniss Graham
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Avery
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