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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788296003321

Autore

Ayakoroma Barclays Foubiri

Titolo

Trends in Nollywood : a study of selected genres / / Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria : , : Kraft Books Limited, , 2014

©2014

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (387 p.)

Disciplina

791.4309669

Soggetti

Motion picture industry - Nigeria

Motion pictures - Nigeria

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Background of Nollywood : the contemporary Nigerian film industry -- Studies in genres in Nollywood -- Epic and historical films as reconstruction of the Nigerian past in Nollywood : a critical reading of Igodo and Egg of life -- Failure of the policing system and the emergence of vigilante genre films in Nollywood : a critical reading of the Issakaba series -- Portrayal of politics and the political process in Nollywood : a critical reading of The senator and Masterstroke -- Summary and conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

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.