Penpoints, gunpoints, and dreams : toward a critical theory of the arts and the state in Africa /

This study explores the relationship between art and political power in society, taking as its starting point the experience of writers in contemporary Africa, where they are seen as the enemy of the postcolonial state.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, 1938-2025 (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 1998.
Series:Clarendon lectures in English literature ; 1996.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This study explores the relationship between art and political power in society, taking as its starting point the experience of writers in contemporary Africa, where they are seen as the enemy of the postcolonial state.
Physical Description:1 online resource (133 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191674136
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