Penpoints, gunpoints, and dreams: towards a critical theory of the arts and the state in africa
Auteur :
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198183907
Date de publication :
2 avr. 1998
Dimensions :
22,5 x 14,4 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
347 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study explores the relationship between art and political power in society, beginning with the experience of writers in contemporary Africa. It then raises the wider issues of the relationship between the state and the state of art, between the artists and the guardians of a modern state.