02716nam 2200601 450 991046340650332120200520144314.0(CKB)2670000000608816(EBL)2009962(SSID)ssj0001502618(PQKBManifestationID)11808425(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001502618(PQKBWorkID)11473561(PQKB)11614032(MiAaPQ)EBC2009962(OCoLC)908073246(MdBmJHUP)muse46276(PPN)18734910X(Au-PeEL)EBL2009962(CaPaEBR)ebr11042599(CaONFJC)MIL767846(OCoLC)907525394(EXLCZ)99267000000060881620150424h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTrends in Nollywood a study of selected genres /Barclays Foubiri AyakoromaIbadan, Oyo State, Nigeria :Kraft Books Limited,2014.©20141 online resource (387 p.)Description based upon print version of record.978-918-201-5 978-918-274-0 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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.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.Motion picture industryNigeriaMotion picturesNigeriaElectronic books.Motion picture industryMotion pictures791.4309669Ayakoroma Barclays Foubiri1029565MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463406503321Trends in Nollywood2446064UNINA