Cultural Factors And Foreign Relations In Africa

Abstract

This research project seeks to investigate cultural factors and foreign relations in Africa: the place of creative and performance arts - case study (East and Western Africa). There are many avenues to foster these relations, my focus on this research being cultural factors. Foreign relations refer to the dealings of the relationships between countries and the consequent results. Creative and performing arts in this study refers to the type of art that involves artists using their voices, bodies or inanimate objects to convey artistic expression. My main focus in this study is how creative and performing arts are being used to bring conversations, education and cultural awareness to foster better understanding of the diversity that is in human interaction. The study aims to establish the investigation of cultural factors and foreign relations in Africa: the place of creative and performance arts - case study (East and Western Africa). Specifically, the study seeks to answer the following questions: what is the role of role of creative and performance arts in promoting foreign relations in Africa? What the role music as an aspect the culture, what the strategies to enhance creative and performance arts in foreign relations and the challenges faced in the utilization of creative and performance arts as a means of promoting foreign relations in Africa? The study employs constructivism theory as the analytical framework. This study uses qualitative research approach and majorly utilizes secondary for data collection from books, journal articles and periodicals. For primary data is collected using a questionnaire. The study also incorporated use of primary data through the utilization of questionnaires. Findings of the same will be presented in a narrative form as well as in tables and charts.