Acculturation as translation: mimicry, satire and resistance in Chewa dance

The gulewamkulu mask dance is the major Chewa dance performed in all Chewa communities of Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. With this particular dance – and indeed with many others – historical connotations, cultural reverberations, and systemic institutionalisation come into play....

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Main Author: Grant Nthala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2012-01-01
Series:Acta Academica
Online Access:http://196.255.246.28/index.php/aa/article/view/1382