Zimbabwe's Cinematic Arts : Language, Power, Identity

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This timely book reflects on discourses of identity that pervade local talk and texts in Zimbabwe, a nation beset by political and economic crisis. As she explores questions of culture that play out in broadly accessible local and foreign film and television, Katrina Daly Thompson shows how viewers...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Thompson, Katrina Daly, 1975-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Zimbabwe. > Broadcasting Services Act.
Social conditions.
Motion picture industry > Foreign influences
PERFORMING ARTS > Television > General.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
ART > Film & Video.
Cinema > Industrie > Zimbabwe > Influence etrangere.
Medias et langage > Aspect politique > Zimbabwe.
Cinema et television > Aspect social > Zimbabwe.
Motion picture industry > Zimbabwe > Foreign influences.
Mass media and language > Political aspects > Zimbabwe.
Motion pictures and television > Social aspects > Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe > Conditions sociales > 1980-
Zimbabwe > Social conditions > 1980-
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This timely book reflects on discourses of identity that pervade local talk and texts in Zimbabwe, a nation beset by political and economic crisis. As she explores questions of culture that play out in broadly accessible local and foreign film and television, Katrina Daly Thompson shows how viewers interpret these media and how they impact everyday life, language use, and thinking about community. She offers a unique understanding of how media reflect and contribute to Zimbabwean culture, language, and ethnicity.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (256 pages).
ISBN:9780253006561

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