Stand-up Comedy in Africa Humour in Popular Languages and Media

African cultural productions of humour have increased even in the face of myriad economic foibles and social upheavals. For instance, from the 1990s, stand-up comedy emerged across the continent and has maintained a pervasive presence since then. Its specificities are related to contemporary economi...

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Main Authors Nwankwọ, Izuu, Tunca, Daria, Nwankwo, Izuu, Donian, Jennalee, Lipenga, Ken Junior, Okadigwe, Nkechi Mary, El-Sawy, Amany, Osuolale-Ajayi, Ibukum, El-Shokrofy, Ebtesam, Kahyana, Danson Sylvester
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin Ibidem Verlag 2022
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Ibidem Press
Edition1
Subjects
Africa
Humor
Humour
Language
Media
Medien
Sprache
Stand-up comedy
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Summary:African cultural productions of humour have increased even in the face of myriad economic foibles and social upheavals. For instance, from the 1990s, stand-up comedy emerged across the continent and has maintained a pervasive presence since then. Its specificities are related to contemporary economic and political contexts and are also drawn from its pre-colonial history, that of joking forms and relationships, and orality. Izuu Nwankwọ's fascinating collected volume offers a transnational appraisal of this unique art form spanning different nations of the continent and its diasporas. The book engages variously with jokesters, their materials, the mediums of dissemination, and the cultural value(s) and relevance of their stage work, encompassing the form and content of the practice. Its ruling theoretical perspective comes from theatre and performance, cultural studies, linguistics, and literary studies.
ISBN:9783838216089
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