Iyorwuese Hagher

Broschiertes Buch

Kwagh-hir Theater

A Weapon for Social Action

Beschreibung

This book describes how the Tiv people of Nigeria use their indigenous theater to fight against British colonialism and oppression by dominant groups in Nigeria. It celebrates the power of the theater to give voice to the voiceless and to become a catalyst for positive change.

Autor

Iyorwuese Hagher retired as Professor of Theater and Drama and Chair, department of Theater and Film at the University of Jos Nigeria. Hagher is World famous for his seminal study of the Kwagh-hir Theater. He was Senator, Minister and Ambassador of Nigeria to Mexico and Canada. He lives in Dayton Ohio, where he is President African leadership Institute and works [volunteers] at the Victoria Theater/Schuster Centre. He is author of many books including: The Kwagh-hir Theater, Nigeria after the Nightmare, Diverse but not Broken, and A Day in Mexico City and other poems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 421g
• ISBN-13: 9780761862505
• ISBN-10: 0761862501
• Artikelnr.: 39675753