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Spiders of the market : Ghanaian trickster performance in a web of neoliberalism / David Afriyie Donkor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Donkor, David Afriyie, author.
- Series:
- African expressive cultures.
- African Expressive Cultures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theater--Political aspects--Ghana.
- Theater.
- Tricksters in literature.
- Anansi (Legendary character).
- Anansi.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (175 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- Trickster performers rebelled against this takeover of their art and sought new ways to out trick the tricksters.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Ethnomusicology Multimedia Series Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. From State to Market: The History of a Social Compact
- 2. Once upon a Spider: Ananse and the Counterhegemonic Trickster Ethos
- 3. Selling the President: Stand-Up Comedy and the Politricks of Endorsement
- 4. Ma Red's Maneuvers: Popular Theater and "Progressive" Culture
- 5. In the House of Stories: Village Aspirations and Heritage Tourism
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 31, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 9780253026040
- 0253026040
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