Cinema and Development in West Africa : Film as a Vehicle for Liberation /

This book shows how the film industry in Francophone West African countries played an important role in executing strategies of nation building during the transition from French rule to the early postcolonial period. The author sees the construction of African identities and economic development as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Genova, James Eskridge (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politik
Filmwirtschaft
Motion picture industry.
French colonies.
HISTORY > Africa > West.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Motion picture industry > Africa, French-speaking West > History > 20th century.
Westafrika
French-speaking Western Africa.
Africa.
France > Colonies > Africa > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book shows how the film industry in Francophone West African countries played an important role in executing strategies of nation building during the transition from French rule to the early postcolonial period. The author sees the construction of African identities and economic development as the major themes in the political literature and cultural production of the time. Focusing on film both as industry and aesthetic genre, he demonstrates its unique place in economic development and provides a comprehensive history of filmmaking in the region during the transition from colonies to sovereign states.
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages).
ISBN:9780253010117

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