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African Video Movies and Global Desires Ohio University Research in International Studies This series of publications on Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Global and Comparative Studies is designed to present significant research, translation, and opinion to area specialists and to a wide community of persons interested in world affairs. The editor seeks manuscripts of quality on any subject and can usually make a decision regarding publication within three months of receipt of the original work. Production methods generally permit a work to appear within one year of acceptance. The editor works closely with authors to produce a highquality book. The series appears in a paperback format and is distributed worldwide. For more information, contact the executive editor at Ohio University Press, 19 Circle Drive, The Ridges, Athens, Ohio 45701. Executive editor: Gillian Berchowitz AREA CONSULTANTS Africa: Gillian Berchowitz Latin America: Brad Jokisch, Patrick Barr-Melej, and Rafael Obregon Southeast Asia: William H. Frederick The Ohio University Research in International Studies series is published for the Center for International Studies by Ohio University Press. The views expressed in individual volumes are those of the authors and should not be considered to represent the policies or beliefs of the Center for International Studies, Ohio University Press, or Ohio University. [54.83.176.101] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 15:55 GMT) African Video Movies and Global Desires A G h a n a i a n H i s t o r y Carmela Garritano Ohio University Research in International Studies Africa Series No. 91 Athens © 2013 by the Center for International Studies Ohio University All rights reserved To obtain permission to quote, reprint, or otherwise reproduce or distribute material from Ohio University Press publications, please contact our rights and permissions department at (740) 593-1154 or (740) 593-4536 (fax). www.ohioswallow.com Printed in the United States of America The books in the Ohio University Research in International Studies Series are printed on acid-free paper ƒ ™ 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 5 4 3 2 1 An earier version of chapter 2 appeared as “Contesting Authenticities: The Emergence of Local Video Production in Ghana” in Critical Arts: A Journal of South-North Cultural and Media Studies 22, no. 1 (2008): 21–48, and is available at the journal’s website, http://www.informaworld.com. Permission for reuse of this material is courtesy of Taylor & Francis Group. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Garritano, Carmela, 1968– African video movies and global desires : a Ghanaian history / Carmela Garritano. p. cm. — (Ohio University research in international studies, Africa series ; no. 91) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-89680-286-5 (pb : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-89680-484-5 (electronic) 1. Video recordings—Social aspects—Ghana. 2. Video recordings—Economic aspects— Ghana. 3. Video recordings industry—Ghana. I. Title. PN1992.934.G48G37 2013 384’.809667—dc23 2012043475 [54.83.176.101] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 15:55 GMT) Dla Mikołaja i Bartka, moich kochanych ...