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Theatre for Development in Africa: Historical and Institutional Perspectives

Authors :
Balme, Christopher B.
Hakib, Abdul Karim
Balme, Christopher B.
Hakib, Abdul Karim
Source :
Online Submission. 2023.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Theatre for Development is one of the most dynamic and controversial theatre movements on the global South. Emerging in Southern Africa in the 1970s to address social and economic problems using theatrical techniques, today it is taught in theatre departments across sub-Saharan Africa and employed in numerous contexts from health care to agriculture. This book investigates the emergence of TfD from its beginnings to its transformation into a coherent organizational field capable of attracting significant governmental and NGO funding. Drawing on leading African scholars and practitioners the volume examines the complex transnational processes that led to the institutionalization of Theatre for Development. [This book was published in cooperation with the publishing house Georg Olms and the University Library of LMU München.]

Details

Language :
English
ISBN :
978-3-487-16331-4
ISBNs :
978-3-487-16331-4
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Theatre for Development in Africa: Historical and Institutional Perspectives
Publication Type :
Book
Accession number :
ED629636
Document Type :
Book