Title Acts of activism : human rights as radical performance / by D. Soyini Madison

Published Cambridge ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 322 pages) : illustrations Series Theatre and performance theory Theatre and performance theory. Contents Is it a human being or a girl? -- Water rites/rights -- Acts of activism Summary Madison presents the neglected yet compelling and necessary story of local activists in South Saharan Africa who employ modes of performance as tactics of resistance and intervention in their day-to-day struggles for human rights and social justice. The dynamic relationships between performance and activism are illustrated in three case studies Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-317) and index Notes Print version record Subject Performing arts -- Social aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Performing arts -- Political aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Human rights -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Human rights in art. Political activists -- Africa, Sub-Saharan SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Human rights in art Human rights Performing arts -- Political aspects Performing arts -- Social aspects Political activists Politics and government Politik Menschenrecht Performance Künste Aktivist Darstellende Kunst. Menschenrecht. Politik. Theater. Politisches Theater. Soziale Gerechtigkeit. SUBJECT Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001682 Subject Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana Afrika. Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book ISBN 9780511676673 0511676670 9780511681165 051168116X 9780511685644 0511685645 9780511739545 0511739540 9780511682414 0511682417 9780511675973 0511675976

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