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020 $a9789970253104
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035 $a(OCoLC)881865155
035 $a(NNC)10973987
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050 4 $aDT14$b.T86 2013
082 04 $a960.3$223
100 1 $aTumusiime, James,$eauthor.
245 10 $aWhat makes Africans laugh? :$breflections of an entrepreneur in humour, media and culture /$cJames R. Tumusiime.
264 1 $aKampala, Uganda :$bFountain Publishers,$c2013.
264 2 $aOxford :$bDistributed in Europe and Commonwealth countries outside Africa by African Books Collective
300 $axi, 196 pages :$billustrations ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $aWhat Makes Africans Laugh? is a critique of the African's attitude towards indigenous craftsmanship, knowledge and culture, especially in the post-independence era. It is woven around the life of James Tumusiime, who has been a campaigner for African self-reliance in the cultural industry - humour, media and historiography. Although Tumusiime draws many of his examples from Uganda and Kenya, the story is familiar to most people in Africa. This book brings out the practical experiences of a civil servant, the challenges of a cartoonist in a politically sensitive environment, and the struggles to localise humour to a cynical industry. It narrates the drama in starting a media house - the New Vision, a book publishing house - Fountain Publishers, a local-language radio station - Radio West, and a museum - Igongo Cultural Centre, all coming amidst lukewarm political support and a sceptical audience.--$cPublisher.
651 0 $aAfrica$xCivilization.
650 0 $aAfricans$xAttitudes.
651 0 $aAfrica$vHumor.
600 10 $aTumusiime, James.
650 0 $aPublishers and publishing$zUganda$vBiography.
650 0 $aCartoonists$zUganda$vBiography.
610 20 $aFountain Publishers$xHistory.
852 00 $bleh$hDT14$i.T86 2013g