LEADER 03088nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910452709503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-86987-X 010 $a0-253-00656-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000707536 035 $a(EBL)816861 035 $a(OCoLC)823387747 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000830887 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11463788 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000830887 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10821555 035 $a(PQKB)10993282 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC816861 035 $a(OCoLC)823710283 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse18228 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL816861 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10634612 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL418237 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000707536 100 $a20120710d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aZimbabwe's cinematic arts$b[electronic resource] $elanguage, power, identity /$fKatrina Daly Thompson 210 $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (253 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-00651-1 311 $a0-253-00646-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Cultural identity in discourse -- A crisis of representation -- Cinematic arts before the 2001 Broadcasting Services Act: two decades of trying to build a nation -- Authorship and identities: what makes a film "local"? -- Changing the channel: using the foreign to critique the local -- Power, citizenship, and local content: a critical reading of the Broadcasting Services Act -- Language as a form of social change: public debate in local languages -- Conclusion: Possibilities for democratic change. 330 $aThis timely book reflects on discourses of identity that pervade local talk and texts in Zimbabwe, a nation beset by political and economic crisis. As she explores questions of culture that play out in broadly accessible local and foreign film and television, Katrina Daly Thompson shows how viewers interpret these media and how they impact everyday life, language use, and thinking about community. She offers a unique understanding of how media reflect and contribute to Zimbabwean culture, language, and ethnicity. 606 $aMotion pictures and television$xSocial aspects$zZimbabwe 606 $aMass media and language$xPolitical aspects$zZimbabwe 606 $aMotion picture industry$zZimbabwe$xForeign influences 607 $aZimbabwe$xSocial conditions$y1980- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMotion pictures and television$xSocial aspects 615 0$aMass media and language$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aMotion picture industry$xForeign influences. 676 $a791.43/096891 700 $aThompson$b Katrina Daly$f1975-$0934335 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452709503321 996 $aZimbabwe's cinematic arts$92103507 997 $aUNINA