Protest and Propaganda in the Igbo Video Film - The Evolution of Nollywood

Protest and Propaganda explores the first years of what is today popularly known as Nollywood.The author argues that what is today known as the Nigeria Video Film or, more popularly, NOLLYWOOD, started essentially as Igbo Video Film. In this rather preliminary work, the author highlights and explains how protest and propaganda were used as instruments for the denunciation of social vices and promotion of cultural revival among the Igbo and by extension, Nigeria.

Info autore

Emmanuel Ezejideaku is currently a senior lecturer in theDepartment of Linguistics,University of Benin,Benin City,Nigeria

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Emmanuel Ezejideaku
• Editore: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.03.2012
• EAN: 9783843372305
• ISBN: 978-3-8433-7230-5
• Pagine: 396
• Categorie: Saggistica > Musica, film, teatro > Cinematografia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto