New African Cinema

Informationen zum Autor Orlando, Valérie K Klappentext Examines the social! cultural! economic! and historical issues explored by African filmmakers from the early post-colonial years into the new millennium. Offering an overview of the development of postcolonial African cinema since the 1960s! Valerie K. Orlando highlights the variations in content and themes that reflect the socio-cultural and political environments of filmmakers and the cultures they depict. Zusammenfassung New African Cinema examines the pressing social, cultural, economic, and historical issues explored by African filmmakers in the new millennium by offering an overview of the development of postcolonial African cinema as it has evolved since the 1960s into the new medium, known as “new African cinema,”  it is today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Author’s Note vii Introduction 1 1 From Revolution to the Coming of Age of African Cinema, 1960s–1990s 39 2 New Awakenings and New Realities of the Twenty-First Century in African Film 82 Conclusion: The Futures of African Film 141 Acknowledgments 145 Notes 147 Further Reading and Useful Websites 155 Works Cited 157 Selected Filmography: Twenty-First-Century Films 167 Index 169

Product details

• Authors: Valaerie Orlando, Valerie K. Orlando, Valérie K. Orlando, ValTrie K. Orlando
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9780813589954
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-8995-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Quick Takes: Movies and Popula; Quick Takes: Movies and Popula; Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous