Negotiating Cultural Transformation in the Performance Practice of Narratives in Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21242561 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy Abigael Masasabi (Maseno University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 217-232 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2327-7408 • E-ISSN: 2327-7416 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23277408.2021.1938461 |
| OpenAlex | W3195436800 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
Culture is never static but continues to change. The narrative is one of the prosaic performances in cultures with an oral tradition. Such prosaic performances are culture bearers and signifiers. Change in societal setup has affected the contexts within which the narrative is performed. In Kenya, one of these contexts is at the Kenya National Drama and Film Festival (KNDFF). This paper interrogates the identity of the narrative at the KNDFF space in Kenya. The narrative is broken down into parts in order to identify and discuss the present state of each part. The parts are: guiding principles of performance practice of the narratives at KNDFF, narrative structure, themes and topical issues encapsulated in the narratives, songs and dances, narrative language use and narrative audiences. In addition, there is a comparison made between the performance practice of the narrative in the traditional context and that at the KNDFF. This paper then discusses how change has taken place in the narrative and how the process of cultural transformation has been negotiated in the performance practice of the narrative
Aesthetics · Art · Drama · Literature · Narrative · Narrative criticism · Narrative inquiry · Narrative network · Narrative structure · Negotiation · Social science · Sociology · History · Philippine History and Culture · Theater, Performance, and Music History · Theatre and Performance Studies
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Culture and Global Change
Oral storytelling and national kinship
Oral literature in Africa
Principles for Oral Narrative Research
African Folktales in the New World
The State of Research on Performance in Africa
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |