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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Susan RasmussenPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.458kg ISBN: 9781498582575ISBN 10: 1498582575 Pages: 234 Publication Date: 22 January 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1 General Background on the Tuareg, the Kel Adagh, and the Town and Region of Kidal Chapter 2 Situating Acting and Creativity in Culture, Place, and Memory Chapter 3 The Poetics and Politics of Aesthetic Style and Genre and The Ibaraden Actors Chapter 4 Acting and Cultural Translation: Actors and Audiences as Interpreters and Mediators in Reformulating Traditional and Modern Chapter 5 Rural-Urban and Nomadic-Sedentarized Encounters Chapter 6 Disputed Gender, Relations Between the Sexes, and Embodied Performance Chapter 7 Youths and Elders: Resistance and Healing in Intergenerational Ambivalence Chapter 8 Religious Reflections and Social Dissonance Conclusions Nostalgic Yearning and Cultural CritiqueReviews“Rasmussen has written a richly detailed and compelling study of Tuareg theater in northern Mali and Niger. She skillfully weaves together the aesthetic, social, and political dimensions of these performances and gives us a rare insight into the lives and artistic practices of the actors who bring the plays to life.” -- Mary Jo Arnoldi, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Rasmussen has written a richly detailed and compelling study of Tuareg theater in northern Mali and Niger. She skillfully weaves together the aesthetic, social, and political dimensions of these performances and gives us a rare insight into the lives and artistic practices of the actors who bring the plays to life. -- Mary Jo Arnoldi, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Author InformationSusan Rasmussen is professor of anthropology in the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Houston. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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