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Representing Africa in the motherland and the diaspora : essays on theatre, dance, music and cinema / edited by Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African literature.
- Africa--In literature.
- Africa.
- Africa--In motion pictures.
- Africa--In mass media.
- África--En literatura.
- África--En imágenes en movimiento.
- África--En los medios de comunicación.
- Local Subjects:
- África--En literatura.
- África--En imágenes en movimiento.
- África--En los medios de comunicación.
- Genre:
- Libros electrónicos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 240 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2018]
- Summary:
- This volume brings together fifteen scholars from Africa, Europe and the United States to explore how Africa is represented in and through the performing arts and cinema. Essays include discussions of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, American influences on Nollywood, Nigerian video films, the representation of women in cinema, African dance in the diaspora, children's music, and media portrayals of savagery from pop cinema through news reports of Ferguson, Missouri.Using a variety of methodologies and approaches, the contributors consider how African societies and cultures have been represented to themselves, to the continent at large, and in the diaspora. The volume represents an extended dialogue between African scholars and artists about the challenges of representing themselves and their respective societies within and without Africa. Many of the contributors are scholar-practitioners, offering practical guides on how to approach these performance and media forms as artists. As such, this book will serve as both model and building block for the next generation of representors, students, and audiences.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Representing Africa
- Part I: Theatre and Performance
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Part II: Music and Dance
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Part III: Cinema and Media
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Works Cited
- Index.
- Notes:
- Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 221-236) e índice.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-5275-2606-2
- OCLC:
- 1165368291
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