Power, Marginality and African Oral Literature

by Liz Gunner

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African oral literature, like other forms of popular culture, is not merely folksy, domestic entertainment but a domain in which individuals in a variety of social roles are free to comment on power relations in society. It can also be a significant agent of change capable of directing, provoking, preventing, overturning and recasting social reality. This collection examines the way in which oral texts both reflect and affect contemporary social and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521087945

ISBN13:9780521087940

Release Date:December 2008

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:300 Pages

Weight:0.97 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Cultural Folklore Folklore & Mythology Mythology & Folk Tales Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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