A Companion to African Cinema Contributor(s): Harrow, Kenneth W. (Editor), Garritano, Carmela (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1119100313 ISBN-13: 9781119100317 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $214.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
Dewey: 791.430 |
LCCN: 2018023725 |
Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.5" W x 9.6" (2.00 lbs) 512 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An authoritative guide to African cinema with contributions from a team of experts on the topic A Companion to African Cinema offers an overview of critical approaches to African cinema. With contributions from an international panel of experts, the Companion approaches the topic through the lens of cultural studies, contemporary transformations in the world order, the rise of globalization, film production, distribution, and exhibition. This volume represents a new approach to African cinema criticism that once stressed the sociological and sociopolitical aspects of a film. The text explores a wide range of broad topics including: cinematic economics, video movies, life in cinematic urban Africa, reframing human rights, as well as more targeted topics such as the linguistic domestication of Indian films in the Hausa language and the importance of female African filmmakers and their successes in overcoming limitations caused by gender inequality. The book also highlights a comparative perspective of African videoscapes of Southern Nigeria, Ethiopia, and C te d'Ivoire and explores the rise of Nairobi-based Female Filmmakers. This important resource:
Written for film students and scholars, A Companion to African Cinema offers a look at new critical approaches to African cinema. |