African Theatre 18

doi:10.1017/9781787446953

Highlighted in this volume is the detective play The Inspector and the Hero by Femi Osofisan, one of Africa's leading playwrights. The play has until now only been published in Nigeria.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Notes on Contributors
pp ix-xii
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Introduction
pp xiii-xx
- By Chukwuma Okoye
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I ARTICLES
pp 1-2
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‘Man in the Mirror’ The Issue of Appropriation in the Exchange between African & African American Popular Cultures
pp 190-192
- By Stephanie Shonekan
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NAFEST Danceturgy in Search of Integration & Identity A Study of Selected Nasarawa State Dance Entries
pp 22-41
- By ’Tosin Kooshima Tume
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Carnivalization of Indigenous Performance Forms & the Demystification of Ritual Essence in Costume & Mask Designs of Masquerade Art
pp 42-62
- By Bernard Eze Orji
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An Initial Investigation into Contemporary Theatre Audiences in Malawi
pp 63-82
- By Amy Bonsall
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Exploring Educational Theatre & Peer Learning to Combat Stigma & Myths about Albinism in School Settings in Malawi
pp 83-99
- By Zindaba Chisiza
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Performing the Nation Incorporating Cultural Performances into Theatre in Ethiopia
pp 100-120
- By Zerihun Birehanu Sira
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Orality & the Folktale Reflections on Anansesɛm & its Metaphysical Content
pp 121-138
- By Sarah Dorgbadzi
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Playscript The Inspector & the Hero
pp 139-168
- By Femi Osofisan
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Book Reviews
- By Sola Adeyemi
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Yvette Hutchison & Amy Jephta (eds), Contemporary Plays by African Women
pp 169-199
- By Christine Matzke
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Tiziana Morosetti (ed.), Africa on the Contemporary London Stage
pp 176-180
- By Kene Igweonu
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Austin C. Okigbo, Music, Culture, & the Politics of Health: Ethnography of a South African AIDS Choir
pp 180-186
- By Charles E. Nwadigwe
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Emmanuel N. Ngwang & Kenneth Usongo, Art & Political Thought in Bole Butake
pp 186-189
- By Pepetual Mforbe Chiangong
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Samuel Kasule, Walukagga the Black Smith
pp 190-192
- By Sola Adeyemi
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Judith G. Miller (ed.) & Chantal Bilodeau (trans.), Seven Plays of Koffi Kwahulé: In & Out of Africa
pp 192-197
- By Pepetual Mforbe Chiangong
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Frida M. Mbunda-Nekang, Thorns & Roses: A Play
pp 197-199
- By Pepetual Mforbe Chiangong
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-viii

Notes on Contributors
pp ix-xii

Introduction
pp xiii-xx

I ARTICLES
pp 1-2

‘Man in the Mirror’ The Issue of Appropriation in the Exchange between African & African American Popular Cultures
pp 190-192

NAFEST Danceturgy in Search of Integration & Identity A Study of Selected Nasarawa State Dance Entries
pp 22-41

Carnivalization of Indigenous Performance Forms & the Demystification of Ritual Essence in Costume & Mask Designs of Masquerade Art
pp 42-62

An Initial Investigation into Contemporary Theatre Audiences in Malawi
pp 63-82

Exploring Educational Theatre & Peer Learning to Combat Stigma & Myths about Albinism in School Settings in Malawi
pp 83-99

Performing the Nation Incorporating Cultural Performances into Theatre in Ethiopia
pp 100-120

Orality & the Folktale Reflections on Anansesɛm & its Metaphysical Content
pp 121-138

Playscript The Inspector & the Hero
pp 139-168

Book Reviews

Yvette Hutchison & Amy Jephta (eds), Contemporary Plays by African Women
pp 169-199

Tiziana Morosetti (ed.), Africa on the Contemporary London Stage
pp 176-180

Austin C. Okigbo, Music, Culture, & the Politics of Health: Ethnography of a South African AIDS Choir
pp 180-186

Emmanuel N. Ngwang & Kenneth Usongo, Art & Political Thought in Bole Butake
pp 186-189

Samuel Kasule, Walukagga the Black Smith
pp 190-192

Judith G. Miller (ed.) & Chantal Bilodeau (trans.), Seven Plays of Koffi Kwahulé: In & Out of Africa
pp 192-197

Frida M. Mbunda-Nekang, Thorns & Roses: A Play
pp 197-199

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