Contemporary African cultural productions [[electronic resource] =] : Production culturelles africaines contemporaines / / edited by V.Y. Mudimbe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462720503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Dakar, Senegal, : Codesria, 2012
• ISBN: 2-86978-568-2; 2-86978-561-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (330 p.)
• Collana: Codesria book series
• Altri autori (Persone): MudimbeV. Y. <1941->
• Disciplina: U306.4
• Soggetti: Arts - Africa; Electronic books.; Africa In popular culture; Africa Civilization 21st century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Collection of six essays in English and six in French.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Preface; 1. Dancing through the Crisis: Survival Dynamics and Zimbabwe Music Industry; 2.Retelling Joburg for TV: Risky City; 3. The Legendary Inikpi of Nigeria: A Play - Political Interpretation and Contemporary Implications; 4. Makishi Masquerade and Activities: The Reformulation of Visual and Performance Genres of the Mukanda School of Zambia; 5. Religiosity in Vihiga District: Modernity and Expressions of Outward Forms; 6. Striking the Snake with its own Fangs: Uganda Acoli Song, Performance and Gender Dynamics 7. Industrie musicale au Sénégal: étude d'une évolution; 8. Voix féminines de la chanson au Cameroun: émergence et reconnaissance artistique; 9. Vidéo et espace politique: le cas dela Côte d'Ivoire; 10. Les Bantous de la capitale de Brazzaville: Cycle de vie et productions culturelles; 11. Le vidéoclip congolais : politique de mots et rhétorique d'images; 12. Artes e reconstruir indentidades: Um Proyetode teatro em Mozambique; 13. Afterword: A Meditation of the Convener; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: All over Africa, an explosion in cultural productions of various genres is ; in evidence. Whether in relation to music, song and dance, drama, poetry, film, documentaries, photography, cartoons, fine arts, novels and short stories, essays, and (auto)biography; the continent is experiencing a robust outpouring of creative power that is as remarkable for its originality as its all-round diversity. Beginning from the late 1970's and early 1980's, the African continent has experienced the longest and deepest economic crises than at any other time since the period after the Second World War. Interesting...