Theoretically literate, based on superb ethnography, this book
provides one of the best studies of television we have yet in
African studies... that] promises to open up a new field of
analysis and define the standards for how this research is to be
conducted...a landmark that will make a significant contribution to
some of the main fields in African studies and anthropology. .
Brian Larkin, Columbia University
A] tour de force. This very elegantly and evocatively written
ethnography of Congolese television drama is a path-breaking
example of what it means to conduct and construct a thick
description of a culture of media production. . Debra Spitulnik
Vidali, Emory University
This book is beautifully written, theoretically sophisticated,
nuanced in its analysis and empirically rich. Given that so much
has already been written on African Pentecostalism, coming up with
something original and new to say on the topic is quite a
challenge, but Pype pulls it off and deserves a lot of credit for
that. . Martin Lindhardt, University of Copenhagen
The author deserves great praise for the original way in which
she moves her analysis beyond a mere observation of African
Pentecostalism. This ethnographically grounded book not only
captures the heterogeneity that marks Kinshasa in a beautiful way,
but it also innovatively combines three currently burgeoning fields
within anthropology: the anthropology of urban settings, the
anthropology of youth, and the anthropology of media. . Filip De
Boeck, University of Leuven
How religion, gender, and urban sociality are expressed in and
mediated via television drama in Kinshasa is the focus of this
ethnographic study. Influenced by Nigerian films and intimately
related to the emergence of a charismatic Christian scene, these
teleserials integrate melodrama, conversion narratives, Christian
songs, sermons, testimonies, and deliverance rituals to produce
commentaries on what it means to be an inhabitant of Kinshasa.
Katrien Pype currently holds a Marie Curie postdoctoral
fellowship. She is working at MIT and Katholieke Universiteit
Leuven on social media and old age in Kinshasa."
General
Imprint: |
Berghahn Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Anthropology of Media |
Release date: |
June 2012 |
First published: |
June 2012 |
Authors: |
Katrien Pype
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
348 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-85745-494-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Television
|
LSN: |
0-85745-494-3 |
Barcode: |
9780857454942 |
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