African Appropriations - Cultural Difference, Mimesis, and Media

Informationen zum Autor Matthias Krings is Professor of Anthropology and African Popular Culture at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. He is editor (with Onookome Okome) of Global Nollywood: The Transnational Dimensions of an African Video Film Industry (IUP, 2013). Klappentext Matthias Krings is Professor of Anthropology and African Popular Culture at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. He is editor (with Onookome Okome) of Global Nollywood: The Transnational Dimensions of an African Video Film Industry (IUP, 2013). Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Major Wicked: Embodying Cultural Difference2. Lance Spearman: An African James Bond3. Black Titanic: Pirating the White Star Liner4. Vice and Videos: Kanywood under Duress5. Dar 2 Lagos: Nollywood in Tanzania6. Branding bin Laden: The Global "War on Terror" on a Local Stage7. Master and Mugu: Orientalist Mimicry and Cybercrime8. "Crazy White Men": Un/doing Difference in African Popular MusicCoda: Mimesis and Media in AfricaNotesReferencesFilmsIndex

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Matthias Krings, Krings Matthias
• Editore: Indiana University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9780253016256
• ISBN: 978-0-253-01625-6
• Pagine: 328
• Serie: African Expressive Cultures; African Expressive Cultures; Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Fotografia, cinematografia, video, TV