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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ayakoroma, Barclays Foubiri, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture industry--Nigeria.

Motion picture industry.

Motion pictures--Nigeria.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (387 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 24, 2015).

OCLC:

908073246