Resistance and politics in contemporary East African theatre : trends in Ugandan theatre since 1960 / Samuel Kasule.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kasule, Samuel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater and society--Uganda.

Theater and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Asokoro, Nigeria : Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contemporary Uganda and other East African states are connected by the experience of Idi Amin's tyranny, rapacious and murderous regime, and the latter second Uganda Peoples Congress government, that forced Ugandans to go into exile and initiate armed struggles from Kenya and Tanzania to oust his government. Because of these experiences of disappearances, torture, murder and war, issues of identity, politics and resistance are significant concerns for East African dramatists. Resistance and Politics in Contemporary East African Theatre demonstrates the significant role of theatre in resisting tyranny and forging a post-colonial national identity. In its engaging analysis of an important period of theatre, the book explores key moments while considering the specific practice of individual artists and groups that provoke differing experiences and performance practices. Selected examples range from early post-colonial plays reflecting the resistance to the rise of tyranny, torture and dictatorships, to more recent works that address situations involving struggles for social justice and the cult personality in political leaders. Resistance and Politics in Contemporary East African Theatre offers a new vision of Ugandan theatre as a performative space, a site where new aesthetics, forms, multiple voices, and identities emerge.

Contents:

""Front ""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 22, 2014).

ISBN:

9781912234585

1912234580

OCLC:

896837293