Nollywood stars : media and migration in West Africa and the diaspora /

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"In this comprehensive study of Nollywood stardom around the world, Noah A. Tsika explores how the industry's top on-screen talents have helped Nollywood to expand beyond West Africa and into the diaspora to become one of the globe's most prolific and diverse media producers. Carrying...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tsika, Noah, 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2015.
Colección:New directions in national cinemas.
Temas:
Motion pictures > Nigeria > History and criticism.
Motion picture actors and actresses > Nigeria.
Cinéma > Nigeria > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Motion picture actors and actresses
Motion pictures
Nigeria.
Nigeria
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: global stars in Nigeria's postindependence firmament from Ossie Davis to Doctor Bello
  • From Yoruba to YouTube: studying Nollywood's star system
  • Glittering video: format, fashion, and the materiality of Nollywood stardom
  • A mobile glow: Nollywood stardom and corporate globalism
  • When stars collide: Lady Gaga and the pirating of a globalized persona
  • Nollywood's progeny: stardom and the politics of youth empowerment
  • Professionalizing childhood: Nollywood and the new youth transnationalism
  • Afterword: honoring Nollywood stars.

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