Power, Marginality and African Oral Literature |
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| Editor:
| Furniss, Graham
Gunner, Liz |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-08794-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2008 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $46.99 |
Book Description:
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This collection of essays examines African oral literature and the ways in which, like other forms of popular culture, it is not merely a form of entertainment but a medium for commenting on contemporary social and political events, and even a significant agent of social change.
This collection of essays examines African oral literature and the ways in which, like other forms of popular culture, it is not merely a form of entertainment but a medium for commenting on contemporary social and political events, and even a significant agent of social change.