Lusophone Africa [[electronic resource] ] : beyond independence / / Fernando Arenas

• Autore: Arenas Fernando <1963->
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Disciplina: 960.097569
• Soggetto topico: Decolonization - Africa, Portuguese-speaking; Postcolonialism - Africa, Portuguese-speaking; Globalization - Political aspects - Africa, Portuguese-speaking; Globalization - Social aspects - Africa, Portuguese-speaking
• Soggetto geografico: Africa, Portuguese-speaking History Autonomy and independence movements; Africa, Portuguese-speaking Politics and government; Africa, Portuguese-speaking Intellectual life; Portugal Colonies Africa History; Africa, Portuguese-speaking Social conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Lusophone Africa within the global and the postcolonial -- African, Portuguese, and Brazilian interconnections : the Lusophone transatlantic matrix -- Cesária Evora and the globalization of Cape Verdean music -- Lusophone Africa on screen : after utopia and before the end of hope -- Angolan literature : after independence and under the shadow of war.
• Sommario/riassunto: Lusophone Africa: Beyond Independence is a study of the contemporary cultural production of Portuguese-speaking Africa and its critical engagement with globalization in the aftermath of colonialism, especially since the advent of multiparty politics and market-oriented economies. Exploring the evolving relationship of Lusophone Africa with Portugal, its former colonial power, and Brazil, Fernando Arenas situates the countries on the geopolitical map of contemporary global forces. Drawing from popular music, film, literature, cultural history, geopolitics, and critical theory to investigate the
• Titolo autorizzato: Lusophone Africa
• ISBN: 1-4529-4694-9; 0-8166-7485-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459975603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II