Gendering Taboos: 10 Short Plays by African Women

Yanci; The Arrangement; A Woman Has Two Mouths; Who Is in My Garden?; The Taste of Justice; Desperanza; Oh!; In Her Silence; Horny & …; Gnash

Irene Isoken Agunloye, Philisiwe Twijnstra, Miliswa Mbandazayo, Faustina Brew, Kaulana Williams, Rukayat Nihinlola Banjo, Gisemba Ursula, Martina Omorodion, Katlego K. Kolanyane-Kesupile, Chioniso Tsikisayi, ‘Tosin Kooshima Tume, Ekua Ekumah, Yvette Hutchison, 'Tosin Kooshima Tume, 'Tosin Kooshima Tume, Ekua Ekumah, Yvette Hutchison

• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781350407978
• eBook ISBN: 9781350407985
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: African Drama
• Index: Literature

Ten new short plays by African women tackling taboo topics on identity, gender, sexualities, family relations and power. Following the international success of Contemporary Plays by African Women, this new collection is the next step in the African Women Playwright Network (AWPN) both showcasing and encouraging the development of new work. Consisting of the ten winners of the AWPN's international writing competition, this collection is centered around the theme of ' Tackling Taboo Topics in African Female Writing', originally performed as staged readings at the AWPN Festival hosted by the University of Ghana in 2022. Selected from 75 submissions from nine African countries, these plays speak to contemporary and pressing issues, illuminating lived experiences of African women that are common but seldom discussed. An important resource for schools and universities looking to diversify and decolonise curricula and engage with short works for practical classes, performances and auditions from a range of various cultures, Gendering Taboos is also an invaluable tool for programmers looking for new work and scholars working specifically in areas of gender and dramatic criticism.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Contents
• Introduction by ’Tosin Kooshima Tume, Ekua Ekumah and Yvette Hutchison
• Yanci
• The Arrangement
• A Woman Has Two Mouths
• Who Is in My Garden?
• The Taste of Justice
• Desperanza
• Oh!
• In Her Silence
• Horny & . . .
• Gnash
• Interview with Sarah Dorgbadzi by Ekua Ekumah (AWPN-Ghana Festival 2022, University of Ghana, 1–4 September)
• Further reading
• Copyright