Iyorwuese Hagher

The Kwagh-hir Theater

A Weapon for Social Action

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Produktbeschreibung

The Kwagh-hir Theater: A Weapon for Social Action represents a significant milestone in the documentation and theorization of non-Western theater. The book describes how the Tiv people of Nigeria used 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.

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

Autorenporträt

Iyorwuese Hagher is a professor of theater and drama and former chair of the Department of Theater and Communications Arts at the University of Jos. A scholar, diplomat, and activist, he was Nigeria's ambassador to Mexico, the high commissioner to Canada, and a former Nigerian senator and minister. He is also a playwright, poet, and the founder and head of the African Leadership Institute in Dayton, Ohio.

Inhaltsangabe

A Foreword and a Celebration Preface Introduction: The Theater as a Weapon
Chapter One: Tiv Worldview; the Context of the Kwagh-hir Chapter Two:
Searching for the Rubrics Chapter Three: Organization and Form Chapter
Four: Kwagh-hir Aesthetics Chapter Five: Kwagh-hir as Model Theater for
Social Action Appendix A: Tiv Kwagh-Hir Carvers and Their Works Appendix B:
Glossary of Tiv Words Bibliography Index