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Journal of Theatre Anthropology

Reflections and Images

No. 2 (2022): Learning to See

Stories in Between Anthropology and Theatre

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7413/2724-623X041
Submitted
October 24, 2022
Published
2022-10-24

Abstract

In this article Mette Bovin narrates her experiences and anthropological fieldwork among different African peoples since the 1960s. Her research brought her to meet the Mumuye people in Nigeria, and the Wodaabe people in Niger. In 1982 Mette Bovin invited Roberta Carreri to West Africa where they started the project on Bartering performances in Niger and Burkina Faso. The author also describes her personal experience as a participant during nine ISTA sessions and the impact of those encounters on her life.

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