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Contemporary African Cinema / Olivier Barlet ; [translated by Melissa Thackway].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barlet, Olivier.
- Series:
- African humanities and the arts.
- African humanities and the arts
- Standardized Title:
- Cinemas d'Afrique des annees 2000. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--Africa, Sub-Saharan--History--21st century.
- Motion pictures.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (467 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- Contemporary African Cinema identifies critical questions brought about by the evolution of the African cinema through a personal and passionate lens, rendering this book an indispensable sum of thought that challenges preconceived ideas and enriches an approach to cinema as a critical art.
- Contents:
- Introduction: for an African film criticism
- The question of criticism
- Thematic continuities and ruptures
- Postcolonial cliches
- Memory and reconciliation
- Styles and strategies
- Economic perspectives
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62895-270-9
- 1-60917-497-6
- OCLC:
- 953630941
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