African Theatre 8: Diasporas (EPDF) von Martin Banham

This volume in the African Theatre series celebrates the African theatrical diaspora from Brazil to Tasmania, and Canada to Cuba, and also includes the playscriptMessing with the Mind by Egyptian writer and director Khaled El-Sawy.

Introduction - Christine Matzke and Osita Okagbue
Performing Black Canadas: The Trans-American Imaginary of Black Canadian Theatre - Maureen Moynagh
The Theory ofAse: The Persistence of African Performance Aesthetics in the North American Diaspora - August Wilson, Ntozake Shange & Djanet Sears - Esiaba Irobi
African Presence in Cuban Theatre - Cariad Astles
Marginality, Sacrifice & Transgression: Mothers & Rebellious Women in Two Plays by Cuba's Eugenio Hernández Espinosa - Conrad James
Interculture on Stage: Afro-Italian Theatre - Sabrina Brancato
Black British Theatre in London 1972-1989: A Brief Overview - Yvonne Brewster
Talking aboutSomething Dark: An Interview with Lemn Sissay - Jane Plastow
Jews, Blood & Ethiopian Dance in Israel: Critical Race Theory & the Postcolonial - Rob Baum
Nature in Migration & the 'Natural Migrant': Performing African Settlement in Tasmanian Community Arts - Mary Elizabeth Anderson
Translator's Introduction to Khaled El-Sawy'sMessing with the Mind - Mona Khedr
Playscript:Messing with the Mind - Khaled El-Sawy
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