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Acknowledgements This book, the second in our series on Art, Culture and Society, brings together important essays on how identity is shaped and performed in Kenya. The ongoing reflections on the relationship between art, culture and society are part of Twaweza Communications Linkages Program. The Program brings together academicians and practitioners to discuss contemporary issues related to arts, culture and media. We are immensely grateful to Dr. Tade Aina, Representative of the Ford Foundation Office of Eastern Africa, Dr. Joyce Nyairo, Program Officer in charge of Media, Arts and Culture and all the Ford Foundation staff for making our work possible. We are also indebted to the participants of the Linkages Workshops from academia and civil society for providing valuable input in our deliberations on the direction of the arts in the region. The sharing of knowledge across intellectual divides will enrich academic work and benefit art and media practitioners in Kenya. This work has also benefited from Judie Rabar of the Institute of French Research in Africa (IFRA) who provided important editorial assistance and the Editorial Board of the Jahazi Journal: Bantu Mwaura, Kwamchetsi Makokha, Garnette Olunya, Pat Kamau, Joyce Njoki and Mueni Lundi. Through formal and informal discussions you have influenced in fundamental ways most of the thoughts in this publication. The team at Twaweza Communications deserves gratitude for organizing the Seminars in which ideas in this Volume were shared. Catherine Bosire designed this publication and I am grateful to her. Kimani Njogu Nairobi. Culture, Performance and Identity vii ...

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