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
Table of Contents:
  • 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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