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Exploration of Aesthetics in African and European Arts

Exploration of Aesthetics in African and European Arts

by Dr Christopher Appiah-Thompson

Performing Arts History

Season 1

Rhythms of Transformation: African Arts Reimagined

African art is evolving! It's not just about preserving the old, but embracing the new. Think of it as a vibrant tree, its roots deep in tradition, but its branches reaching for the sky.

Beyond the Book: Power, Prize, and the Future of Australian Literature

Welcome to “Beyond the Book,” the show that looks at the hidden forces shaping what and how we read. Today’s episode dives into Australian literature and asks a big question: who holds power in this literary ecosystem-prizes, publishers, universities, or readers?

William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience: A Visionary’s Journey

In this episode, we aim to walk through Blake’s remarkable life, and use it as a doorway into the strange, beautiful world of his most famous work, Songs of Innocence, and of Experience.

John Donnie’s Songs and Sonets: Love, Drama, and the “Monarch of Wit”

Welcome to today’s episode, where we explore how a 17th century poet turned love lyrics into miniature dramas packed with wit, paradox and spiritual tension.

Expressions of Value: The Wisdom Engraved in African Proverbs and Art

Welcome to the Heritage dialogue, where we explore timeless wisdom and the many ways cultures express what they hold dear. We will journey through the Expressions of Values in African life-how stories, art and proverbs have kept the moral and spiritual fabric of communities intact for generations.

Exploring the Prado’s Collection: A Walking Tour Through Art History

Welcome to today’s episode, where we showcase some of Madrid’s greatest art treasures, centred on Prado Musuem and its neighbouring galleries and parks.

Twi Mmebusem-Wisdom, Language and Life

You are listening Twi proverbs, and its purpose for schools and every life. We dive into African stories, languages and ideas.

Rethinking African Arts and Theatre: History, Myth, and Performance

Welcome to today’s episode, “Rethinking African Arts and Theatre: History, Myth, and Performance.” In this conversation, the focus is on how African art forms do more than entertain; they preserve memory, encode belief systems, and provide raw material for reconstructing African history and theatre traditions. The discussion draws especially on ideas about Yoruba theatre and the broader argument that myths, legends, tales, divination and performance are crucial archives for African pasts and presents.

Culture as a Political Priority- The Ghanaian Experience

Welcome to today’s episode, “Culture as a Political Priority-The Ghanaian Experience.” In this conversation, the focus is on how Ghana, at the moment of independence, chose a new flag and anthem, but a new cultural language for politics and national life, as described by scholar-composer J.H. Kwabena Nketia in his essay “Culture as a Political Priority.”

Voices Between Worlds-An Interview with Kofi Awoonor

Welcome to this episode where we explore how Kofi Awoonor’s experience of America reshaped his art and identity. We highlight the role of Ewe oral tradition in his poetry and prose. Examine how he fuses African and European influences and what this means for writers today. Reflect on his views about audience, social commitment and “art for art’s sake”.

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