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Satires of power in Yoruba visual culture / Yomi Ola.

Title
Satires of power in Yoruba visual culture / Yomi Ola.
Author
Ola, Yomi.
Publication
Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©2013.

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Description
xxii, 249 pages : illustrations (some color); 23 cm.
Series Statement
African world series
Uniform Title
Carolina Academic Press African world series.
Subject
  • Art, Yoruba
  • Satire in art
  • Political satire, Nigerian
  • Power (Social sciences) in art
  • Art > History
  • Political satire, Nigerian (English)
  • Visual culture
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- Satirizing with Yoruba sculpture -- Satirizing colonialism: Akinola Lasekan (1916-1972) -- Satirizing military dictatorship -- Satirizing political corruption -- Satirizing from the heart of the empire: Rotimi Fani-Kayode and Yinka Shonibare -- Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 9781611630374 (alk. paper)
  • 1611630371 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2012015402
OCLC
  • 786273719
  • SCSB-12752952
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library