MODERNITY AN+B386D THE AFRICAN CINEMA: A Study in Colonialist Discourse, Post-Coloniality, and Modern African Identities
ISBN: 1592210864This book attempts to define the cinematic institution in Africa and argues that its pluralistic nature, which covers the broad spectrum of the people of the continent, needs to be explained. Furthermore, it argues that modern African subjectivity and social experience as they are manifested in institutional practices, especially that of the cinema, should be put in proper perspective. The author also maintains that these theoretical explanations are crucial since film scholarship involves a tripartite dialogue among film scholars, their aspiring students, and the general reading public.
Providing an archeological analysis of the implications of the Euro-African contact and its effects on cinematic institutions in Africa, this book examines important issues from the perspective of the global politics of subjectivity, agency, and identity construction. Other issues examined include current cinematic theories as they relate to the African context, the nature of colonialist cinematic representations in Africa, and the distinction between the institutional practices of colonialist cinema and colonial instructional cinema.
Product details
- Publisher : Africa World Pr (December 1, 2003)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 453 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1592210864
- ISBN-13 : 978-1592210862
- Item Weight : 1.55 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.75 x 1.25 x 8.75 inches