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Directory of World Cinema: Africa (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,279
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Directory of World Cinema: Africa (Paperback): Blandine Stefanson

Directory of World Cinema: Africa (Paperback)

Blandine Stefanson; Sheila Petty

Series: Directory of World Cinema

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Eschewing the postcolonial hubris that suggests Africa could only define itself in relation to its colonizers, a problem plaguing many studies published in the West on African cinema, this entry in the Directory of World Cinema series instead looks at African film as representing Africa for its own sake, values, and artistic choices.
With a film industry divided by linguistic heritage, African directors do not have the luxury of producing comedies, thrillers, horror films, or even love stories, except perhaps as DVDs that do not travel far outside their country of production. Instead, African directors tend to cover serious sociopolitical ground, even under the cover of comedy, in the hopes of finding funds outside Africa. Contributors to this volume draw on filmic representations of the continent to consider the economic role of women, rural exodus, economic migration, refugees, and diasporas, culture, religion, and magic as well as representations of children, music, languages, and symbols.
A survey of national cinemas in one volume, "Directory""of""World""Cinema: Africa" is a necessary addition to the bookshelf of any cinephile and world traveler.

General

Imprint: Intellect Books
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Directory of World Cinema
Release date: October 2015
First published: December 2014
Editors: Blandine Stefanson
Authors: Sheila Petty
Dimensions: 229 x 178 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 978-1-78320-391-8
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > Directories
LSN: 1-78320-391-9
Barcode: 9781783203918

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