Power, marginality and African oral literature / edited by Graham Furniss and Liz Gunner.
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, p...
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press,
1995.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core Table of contents Publisher description |
| Summary: | 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 state. The contributors are linguists, anthropologists, folklorists, ethnomusicologists and historians, who present fresh material and ideas to paint a lively picture of current real life situations. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Based on a conference held at Birkbeck College and the School of Oriental and African Studies in January 1991. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 285 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511521164 |