{"product_id":"african-theatre-14-contemporary-women-9781847011312","title":"African Theatre 14: Contemporary Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eLooks at the lives, challenges and contributions of African women from across the continent to making and participating in theatre in the 21st century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on expertise from across the African continent this collection reflects the realities for women working and making theatre: how Egyptian director Dalia Basiouny has documented the \"Tahrir Stories\" of the Egyptian Revolution; how in Uganda women have used various theatrical devices, such as oral poetry, to seek common ground in a rural-urban inter-generational theatre project; and the use of physical theatre to examine disavowed memory in South Africa. The contributors also look at how practitioners are re-thinking performance space and modes of performance for gendered advocacy in Botswanan theatre, and how women are addressing gender-based violence and rape culture, comparing performance and street-based activism in South Africa and India. A particular strength of the volume is its interviews: with Jalila Baccar of Tunisia, by Marvin Carlson; six Ethiopian actresses are interviewed and introduced by Jane Plastow and Mahlet Solomon; and Ariane Zaytzeff explores \"Making art to reinvent culture\" with Odile Gakire Katese of Rwanda. The new play to be published is \u003ci\u003eThe Sentence\u003c\/i\u003e by Sefi Atta, introduced and contextualized by Christine Matzke.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Volume Editors: JANE PLASTOW \u0026amp; YVETTE HUTCHISON Guest Editor: CHRISTINE MATZKE \u003cbr\u003eSeries Editors: Martin Banham, Emeritus Professor of Drama \u0026amp; Theatre Studies, University of Leeds; James Gibbs, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, University of the West of England; Femi Osofisan, Professor of Drama at the University of Ibadan; Jane Plastow, Professor of African Theatre, University of Leeds; Yvette Hutchison, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre \u0026amp; Performance Studies, University of Warwick","brand":"Martin Banham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280774148347,"sku":"9781847011312","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781847011312.jpg?v=1772487637","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/african-theatre-14-contemporary-women-9781847011312","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}