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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162943103321

Autore

Barlet Olivier

Titolo

Contemporary African Cinema / / Olivier Barlet ; [translated by Melissa Thackway]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, Michigan : , : Michigan State University Press, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-62895-270-9

1-60917-497-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (467 p.)

Collana

African humanities and the arts

Disciplina

791.4301

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Africa, Sub-Saharan - History - 21st century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: for an African film criticism -- The question of criticism -- Thematic continuities and ruptures -- Postcolonial cliches -- Memory and reconciliation -- Styles and strategies -- Economic perspectives -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Contemporary African Cinema identifies critical questions brought about by the evolution of the African cinema through a personal and passionate lens, rendering this book an indispensable sum of thought that challenges preconceived ideas and enriches an approach to cinema as a critical art.