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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tsika, Noah, 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nigeria.
Motion pictures.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Cinema > Nigeria > Histoire et critique.
Motion picture actors and actresses > Nigeria.
Motion pictures > Nigeria > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"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 VHS tapes and DVDs onto airplanes and publicizing new methods of film distribution, the stars are active agents in the global circulation of Nollywood film. From Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde's cameo role on VH1's popular series Hit the Floor to Oge Okoye's startling impersonation of Lady Gaga, this book follows Nollywood stars from Lagos to London, Ouagadougou, Cannes, Paris, Porto-Novo, Sekondi-Takoradi, Dakar, Accra, Atlanta, Houston, New York, and Los Angeles. Tsika tracks their efforts to integrate into various entertainment cultures, but never to the point of effacing their African roots"--The publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (374 pages).
ISBN:9780253015808

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