Imperial Encore by Caroline Ritter - 9780520375949

Imperial EncoreThe Cultural Project of the Late British Empire\nAuthor(s): Caroline Ritter\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of California Press, United States\nImprint: University of California Press\nISBN-13: 9780520375949, 978-0520375949\nSynopsis\nIn the 1930s, British colonial officials introduced drama performances, broadcasting services, and publication bureaus into Africa under the rubric of colonial development. They used theater, radio, and mass-produced books to spread British values and the English language across the continent. This project proved remarkably resilient: well after the end of Britains imperial rule, many of its cultural institutions remained in place. Through the 1960s and 1970s, African audiences continued to attend Shakespeare performances and listen to the BBC, while African governments adopted English-language textbooks produced by metropolitan publishing houses.\n\nImperial Encore traces British drama, broadcasting, and publishing in Africa be.