The Ethics and Pragmatics of Making Heritage a Commodity Ghana's PANAFEST 2009 Academic Article

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.

authors

• Donkor, David

published proceedings

• TDR-THE DRAMA REVIEW-A JOURNAL OF PERFORMANCE STUDIES

author list (cited authors)

• Adrover, L., Donkor, D. A., & McMahon, C. S.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• Adrover, Lauren||Donkor, David A||McMahon, Christina S

publication date

• January 2010

publisher

• MIT Press  Publisher

published in

• TDR/The Drama Review  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1162/dram.2010.54.2.155

start page

• 155

end page

• +

volume

• 54

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/dram.2010.54.2.155