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Directory of world cinema : Africa / edited by Blandine Stefanson and Sheila Petty.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Directory of world cinema ; v. 30.Publication details: Bristol, UK : Chicago, USA : Intellect Books, 2014.Description: 420 p. : ill. ; 23ISBN:
  • 9781783203918
  • 9781783203925
Other title:
  • Africa
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43
LOC classification:
  • PN 1993.5 D598 2014
Contents:
Introduction -- Films of the year -- Directors -- Modes of production -- Aesthetics -- Festival focus -- Drama -- Documentary -- Comedy -- Social issues -- Childhood in African cinema -- Literary adaptation -- History and film -- Screening war, surviving war -- Africa seen by 'outsiders': invention, idea, method -- Surreal -- (Home) video films from Nigeria and Ghana -- Recommended reading -- African cinema online -- Test your knowledge -- Notes on contributors -- Filmography.
Summary: 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.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1993.5 D598 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000114938

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Introduction -- Films of the year -- Directors -- Modes of production -- Aesthetics -- Festival focus -- Drama -- Documentary -- Comedy -- Social issues -- Childhood in African cinema -- Literary adaptation -- History and film -- Screening war, surviving war -- Africa seen by 'outsiders': invention, idea, method -- Surreal -- (Home) video films from Nigeria and Ghana -- Recommended reading -- African cinema online -- Test your knowledge -- Notes on contributors -- Filmography.

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.

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