Power, Marginality and African Oral Literature
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 perceptions of 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 sta…
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Weitere Autoren: Graham, Furniss (Hrsg.) / Gunner, Liz (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-521-48061-1
- EAN: 9780521480611
- Produktnummer: 1812246
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 300 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.2 cm 616 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 616
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