Femi Euba
Biographic Data
| ID | 5401420 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Femi Euba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Femi |
| FAMILY NAME | Euba |
| SIGNATURE | EUBA F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Louisiana State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Globalization and a grain of salt
The essay is based on a paper given at the “Symposium of African Literature in Global Perspectives” at the University of Kansas, sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities. It reflects thoughts on the predicaments of an emigrant African writer in his attempts to gain wider exposure on the global stage. In the process, the essay questions the validity of equal and reciprocal cultural and economic benefits that globalization is supposed to pro…
A conversation between Femi Euba, Wole Soyinka and Biodun Jeyifo
The following is an edited excerpt of an interview that took place between playwright Femi Euba and Nobel Prize Laureate Wole Soyinka, moderated by theatre scholar Biodun Jeyifo. The conversation occurred at the conference, “Praise at the Crossroads: Cultural Intersections in Literary and Artistic Worlds,” celebrating the artistic and scholarly works of Femi Euba, held at Louisiana State University on 28 March 2014
Drama for a New South Africa
Political theatre of protest and resistance in African drama made its formal mark in the West through increased awareness of the struggle against apartheid and the exposure of black South African plays, such as Woza Albert, to international audiences. Now that apartheid has ended, it is pertinent to be curious about what form the development of theatre will take in the new South Africa, or what changes of attitude are evident in African drama, if…
Report from London
Les roles necessitant un acteur de couleur sont, comme on s'en doute, assez rares en Angleterre. Sans compter que les acteurs africains souffrent doublement de la concurrence des acteurs antillais. Un bon theâtre permettant a l'acteur africain d'exprimer le meilleur de son art ne saurait venir que d'Afrique meme. Mais les bonnes pieces ecrites par des Africains, et susceptibles d'affronter un public anglais, sont rares. En outre, ce public, accou…
Drama for a New South Africa
Political theatre of protest and resistance in African drama made its formal mark in the West through increased awareness of the struggle against apartheid and the exposure of black South African plays, such as Woza Albert, to international audiences. Now that apartheid has ended, it is pertinent to be curious about what form the development of theatre will take in the new South Africa, or what changes of attitude are evident in African drama, if…
Report from London
Les roles necessitant un acteur de couleur sont, comme on s'en doute, assez rares en Angleterre. Sans compter que les acteurs africains souffrent doublement de la concurrence des acteurs antillais. Un bon theâtre permettant a l'acteur africain d'exprimer le meilleur de son art ne saurait venir que d'Afrique meme. Mais les bonnes pieces ecrites par des Africains, et susceptibles d'affronter un public anglais, sont rares. En outre, ce public, accou…
Drama for a New South Africa
Political theatre of protest and resistance in African drama made its formal mark in the West through increased awareness of the struggle against apartheid and the exposure of black South African plays, such as Woza Albert, to international audiences. Now that apartheid has ended, it is pertinent to be curious about what form the development of theatre will take in the new South Africa, or what changes of attitude are evident in African drama, if…
Globalization and a grain of salt
The essay is based on a paper given at the “Symposium of African Literature in Global Perspectives” at the University of Kansas, sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities. It reflects thoughts on the predicaments of an emigrant African writer in his attempts to gain wider exposure on the global stage. In the process, the essay questions the validity of equal and reciprocal cultural and economic benefits that globalization is supposed to pro…
A conversation between Femi Euba, Wole Soyinka and Biodun Jeyifo
The following is an edited excerpt of an interview that took place between playwright Femi Euba and Nobel Prize Laureate Wole Soyinka, moderated by theatre scholar Biodun Jeyifo. The conversation occurred at the conference, “Praise at the Crossroads: Cultural Intersections in Literary and Artistic Worlds,” celebrating the artistic and scholarly works of Femi Euba, held at Louisiana State University on 28 March 2014
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