THE BULLDOZER AND THE WORD by Raoul J. Granqvist ( 9783631523575 )

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Title:

THE BULLDOZER AND THE WORD
CULTURE AT WORK IN POSTCOLONIAL NAIROBI

By:

Raoul J. Granqvist

Format:

Paperback

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3631523572

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Publisher:

PETER LANG GMBH

Pub. date:

1 November, 2004

Pages:

198

Synopsis:

This book examines the operating of cultural work in postcolonial Nairobi from the view that it drives modernity, survival and processes of empowerment. It depicts a city of global and spatial aspirations, divided by a past that transcends its present. It is a neo-colonial and acquisitive city; Western cultural institutions dominate the marketplace. An associative aspect is the gendered city space (streets, bars, pubs), which is overwhelmingly masculine. The book demonstrates that women's marginalisation impacts variously on the city's texts, its fiction, theatre, and the iconography of the Matatu vehicle. The major theme of the book is the struggle for cultural recognition and authority. Strategies of social and political accommodation coalesce both creatively and antagonistically in this formulation of Kenyan self-identification.

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Publication:

Germany

Imprint:

Peter Lang GmbH

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