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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954771703321

Titolo

Getting heard : (re)claiming performance space in Kenya / / edited by Kimani Njogu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Nairobi, : Twaweza Communications, 2008

ISBN

9786613063687

9781283063685

1283063689

9789966028099

9966028099

9789966028082

9966028080

9789966028075

9966028072

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Collana

Art, culture & society ; ; v. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

NjoguKimani

Soggetti

Performing arts - Kenya

Language and culture - Kenya

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Chapter One; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Getting Heard: (Re)claiming Performance Space is the third in a series of publications on art, culture and society released by Twaweza Communications. The aim is to bring to the fore conversations taking place in Kenya about identity, creativity, nationalism and the generation of knowledge. The series is also about the pursuit of freedom through arts, media and culture. In Getting Heard the performance space is shown to offer wider possibilities for knowledge creation. It shows that in post-colonial Africa political leaders have consistently performed over their subjects at local and national