EAN: 9783838216089

STAND-UP COMEDY IN AFRICA KARTONIERT (TB)

African cultural productions of humour have increased even in the face of myriad economic
foibles and social upheavals. For instance  from the 1990s  stand-up comedy emerged across the
continent and has maintained a pervasive presence since then. Its specificities are related to
contemporary economic and political contexts and are also drawn from its pre-colonial history 
that of joking forms and relationships  and orality. Izuu Nwankw¿'s fascinating collected
volume offers a transnational appraisal of this unique art form spanning different nations of
the continent and its diasporas. The book engages variously with jokesters  their materials 
the mediums of dissemination  and the cultural value(s) and relevance of their stage work 
encompassing the form and content of the practice. Its ruling theoretical perspective comes
from theatre and performance  cultural studies  linguistics  and literary studies.

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