02786nam 2200613 a 450 991097409120332120251117084720.097819122342641912234262(CKB)2670000000241007(EBL)3111180(SSID)ssj0000736949(PQKBManifestationID)11460366(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000736949(PQKBWorkID)10772691(PQKB)10715191(MiAaPQ)EBC3111180(Au-PeEL)EBL3111180(CaPaEBR)ebr10594063(OCoLC)811407999(Perlego)1304399(BIP)28239057(EXLCZ)99267000000024100720120906d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCulture and identity in African and Caribbean theatre /by Osita Okagbue1st ed.London Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd.20091 online resource (277 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781905068609 1905068603 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""1""; ""2""; ""3""; ""4""; ""5""; ""6""; ""7""; ""8""; ""9""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""Because of a shared experience of European colonialism and trans-Atlantic slavery, issues of culture and identity are major concerns for African and Caribbean playwrights. Slavery and colonialism had involved systematic acts of cultural denigration, de-humanization and loss of freedom, which left imprints on the collective psyches of the colonized Africans and enslaved peoples of African descent in the Caribbean. Both experiences brought intense cultural and psychic dislocations which still impact in various ways on the lives of Africans and peoples of African descent around the world. African and Caribbean playwrights try to help their peoples regain their dignities by affirming their cultures, histories and identities. The book focuses on the similarities and differences between Caribbean theatre and the theatre of sub-Saharan Africa, showing how identities and cultures are negotiated and affirmed in each case.African dramaCaribbean drama (English)Group identityAfrican drama.Caribbean drama (English)Group identity.792.096Okagbue Osita A849318MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910974091203321Culture and identity in African and Caribbean theatre4360884UNINA