African energy worlds in film and media / Carmela Garritano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garritano, Carmela, 1968- author.

Series:

New directions in national cinemas.

New Directions in National Cinemas Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy industries--Africa.

Energy industries.

Africa--In motion pictures.

Africa.

Africa--In mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2025]

Summary:

Can you imagine a post-petroleum world?African Energy Worlds in Film and Media joins energy humanists committed to undoing our deep dependence on fossil fuels and advancing equitable energy transitions by advancing this vision with a spotlight on African perspectives.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: African Energy Worlds in Cinema

1. Global Time and Planetary Violence in African Films about Energy Extraction

2. Oil Pipelines and Debt Relations

3. Energy Infrastructures and Petronoir Sensibilities in African Cinema

4. Electrifying Movies in Northern Ghana

5. Sustainability, Ecological Thought, and Ghanaian Plastic Waste in Film and Art

Conclusion: Reading for Renewable Futures

Filmography

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Garritano, Carmela African Energy Worlds in Film and Media

ISBN:

9780253072290

OCLC:

1474683068