Persons of Courage and Renown Tuareg Actors, Acting, Plays, and Cultural Memory in Northern Mali |
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| Author:
| Rasmussen, Susan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4985-8257-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2019 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $111.00 |
Book Description:
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This book explores culture, memory, and creativity in acting and plays in Tamajaq-speaking, Muslim, semi-nomadic Tuareg society in northern Mali. Rasmussen analyzes how Tuareg actors negotiate cultural memory and encounters in communities, caught historically and currently between political violence and precarious peace.
This book explores culture, memory, and creativity in acting and plays in Tamajaq-speaking, Muslim, semi-nomadic Tuareg society in northern Mali. Rasmussen analyzes how Tuareg actors negotiate cultural memory and encounters in communities, caught historically and currently between political violence and precarious peace.