Contemporary cinema of Africa and the diaspora / Anjali Prabhu
- Author:
- Prabhu, Anjali
- Published:
- Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
- Physical Description:
- x, 261 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Africa Watch: Parameters and Contexts -- PART I: SPACE. Chapter 2. The Postcolonial City: Education of the Spectator in Harrikrisna Anenden's The Cathedral -- Chapter 3. Framing the City: Africanizing Viewer and Viewed through Angle, Distance, Genre, and Movement -- PART II: CHARACTER. Chapter 4. Models of African Femininity -- Chapter 5. African Masculinity: "We Don't Need Another Hero" -- Chapter 6. Revolutionary Personhood: Revolutionize the Spectator, or Stop, Thief! -- PART III: NARRATIVE. Chapter 7. Documentary Film: Situating a Style -- Chapter 8. African Narration: Narration of Africa -- Chapter 9. Jean-Marie Teno: Creating an African Repertoire -- Chapter 10. Conclusion: Inside/Outside or How to Make a Film About Africa Today.
- Summary:
- "Focuses on art house cinema and discusses commercial African cinema"--
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9781405193047 (hardback)
1405193042 (hardback)
9781405193030 (paperback)
1405193034 (paperback) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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