Spiders of the market : Ghanian trickster performance in a web of neoliberalism /

The Ghanaian trickster-spider, Ananse, is a deceptive figure full of comic delight who blurs the lines of class, politics, and morality. David Afriyie Donkor identifies social performance as a way to understand trickster behavior within the shifting process of political legitimization in Ghana, reve...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Donkor, David Afriyie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2016]
Series:African expressive cultures.
Subjects:
Anansi > (Legendary character)
Theater > Political aspects > Ghana.
Tricksters in literature.
Théâtre > Aspect politique > Ghāna.
Tricksters dans la littérature.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > General.
Theater > Political aspects
Tricksters in literature
Ghana
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. From state to market : the history of a social compact
  • 2. Once upon a spider : Ananse and the counterhegemonic trickster ethos
  • 3. Selling the president : stand-up comedy and the politricks of endorsement
  • 4. Ma Red's maneuvers : popular theater and "progressive" culture
  • 5. In the house of stories : village aspirations and heritage tourism
  • Conclusion.

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