{"product_id":"senegalese-stagecraft-brian-valente-quinn-9780810143654","title":"Senegalese Stagecraft: Decolonizing Theater-Making in Francophone Africa","description":"\u003ci\u003eSenegalese Stagecraft \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the theatrical stage in Senegal as a site of poetic expression, political activism, and community engagement. In their responses to the country's colonial heritage, as well as through their innovations on the craft of theater-making, Senegalese performers have created an array of decolonizing stage spaces that have shaped the country's theater history. Their work has also addressed a global audience, experimenting with international performance practices while proposing new visions of the role of culture and stagecraft in society. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Through a study of the innovative work of Senegalese theater-makers from the 1930s onward, \u003ci\u003eSenegalese Stagecraft \u003c\/i\u003eexplores a wide range of historical contexts and themes, including French colonial education, cultural Pan-Africanism, West African Sufism, uses of television and mass media, and popular theater and activism. Using a multidisciplinary approach that includes field, archival, and literary methods, Valente-Quinn offers a fresh look at performance cultures of West Africa and the Global South in a book that will interest students and scholars in African, Francophone, and performance studies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Valente-Quinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810143658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810143654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 6.06w x 0.71d","brand":"Brian Valente-Quinn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986574835967,"sku":"9780810143654","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a884bb3-a91b-4001-abad-81f1b77e0e45.jpg?v=1683284159","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/senegalese-stagecraft-brian-valente-quinn-9780810143654","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}