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The Ethics and Pragmatics of Making Heritage a Commodity: Ghana's PANAFEST 2009
- TDR: The Drama Review
- The MIT Press
- Volume 54, Number 2, Summer 2010 (T 206)
- pp. 155-163
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract
At Ghana's 2009 Pan African Historical Theatre Festival, discursive battles over the commodification of African heritage erupted amidst acrobatics, naming ceremonies, and asofo dancing. This aesthetic and verbal volleying entangled state dignitaries, paramount chiefs, and visiting diasporans, while the watchful eye of Barack Obama gazed from ubiquitous billboards.
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