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- African Filmmaking: Five Formations
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: Michigan State University Press
- Series: African Humanities and the Arts
summary
This volume attempts to join the disparate worlds of Egyptian, Maghrebian, South African, Francophone, and Anglophone African cinema—that is, five “formations” of African cinema. These five areas are of particular significance—each in its own way. The history of South Africa, heavily marked by apartheid and its struggles, differs considerably from that of Egypt, which early on developed its own “Hollywood on the Nile.” The history of French colonialism impacted the three countries of the Maghreb—Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco—differently than those in sub-Saharan Africa, where Senegal and Sembène had their own great effect on the Sahelian region. Anglophone Africa, particularly the films of Ghana and Nigeria, has dramatically altered the ways people have perceived African cinema for decades. History, geography, production, distribution, and exhibition are considered alongside film studies concerns about ideology and genre. This volume provides essential information for all those interested in the vital worlds of cinema in Africa since the time of the Lumière brothers.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-30
- African Francophone Cinema
- pp. 31-80
- Anglophone West Africa: Commercial Video
- pp. 81-116
- Egypt: Cinema and Society
- pp. 117-174
- About the Authors
- pp. 281-284
Additional Information
ISBN
9781609175276
Related ISBN(s)
9781611862454, 9781628952971, 9781628962970
MARC Record
OCLC
980563753
Pages
313
Launched on MUSE
2017-04-08
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2017