Queer African cinemas / Lindsey B. Green-Simms.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Green-Simms, Lindsey B., 1978- author.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection

a Camera Obscura book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality in motion pictures.

Homosexuality and motion pictures--Africa.

Homosexuality and motion pictures.

Gay people in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Africa--History and criticism.

Motion pictures.

Africa.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 250 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2022.

System Details:

Mode of Access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

"In Queer African Cinemas, Lindsey B. Green-Simms examines films produced by and about queer Africans in the first two decades of the twenty-first century in an environment of increasing anti-queer violence, efforts to criminalize homosexuality, and other state-sanctioned homophobia. Green-Simms argues that these films not only record the fear, anxiety, and vulnerability many queer Africans experience; they highlight how queer African cinematic practices contribute to imagining new hopes and possibilities. Examining globally circulating international art films as well as popular melodramas made for local audiences, Green-Simms emphasizes that in these films queer resistance-contrary to traditional narratives about resistance that center overt and heroic struggle-is often practiced from a position of vulnerability. By reading queer films alongside discussions about censorship and audiences, Green-Simms renders queer African cinema as a rich visual archive that documents the difficulty of queer existence as well as the potentials for queer life-building and survival"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Registering Resistance: The Pluralities and Possibilities of Queer African Cinemas

Making Waves: Queer Eccentricity and West African Wayward Women

Touching Nollywood: From Negation to Negotiation in Queer Nigerian Cinema

Cutting Masculinities: Post-Apartheid South African Cinema

Holding Space, Saving Joy: Queer Love and Critical Resilience in East Africa

Coda: Queer Cinema's Destiny (a view from 2020).

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Green-Simms, Lindsey B., 1978- Queer African cinemas.

ISBN:

1478022639

9781478022633

OCLC:

1290851830

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.