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  • Trends in Nollywood: A Study of Selected Genres
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  • Foubiri Ayakoroma
  • 2014
  • Published by: Kraft Books
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Trends in Nollywood: A Study of Selected Genres is a welcome addition to the growing body of works on the Nigerian cinema. It is part film history and part film theory and criticism. The history part traces the origin of the Nigerian cinema up to the present era of video productions. The work examines in detail, the contextual issues which have helped to define emergent trends within the industry.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Acknowledgements
  2. pp. 6-10
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  1. Foreword
  2. pp. 11-14
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. 15-18
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 19-26
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  1. Part 1 - Background of Nollywood – The Contemporary Nigerian Film Industry
  2. pp. 27-79
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  1. Part 2 - Studies in Genres in Nollywood
  2. pp. 80-108
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  1. Part 3 - Epic and Historical Films in the Reconstruction of the Nigerian Past in Nollywood: A Critical Reading of Igodo and Egg of Life
  2. pp. 109-162
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  1. Part 4 - Failure of the Policing System and the Emergence of Vigilante Genre Films in Nollywood: A Critical Reading of the Issakaba Series
  2. pp. 163-251
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  1. Part 5 - Portrayal of Politics and the Political Process in Nollywood: A Critical Reading of The Senator and Masterstroke
  2. pp. 252-321
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  1. Summary and Conclusion
  2. pp. 322-324
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 325-352
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  1. General Index
  2. pp. 353-360
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  1. Name Index
  2. pp. 361-365
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