Passion of the reel: cinematic versus modernist political fictions in Cameroon

Highlighting the challenges faced by a nascent national cinema with limited resources, Passion of the Reel provides an in-depth analysis of the output of the Cameroonian film industry. Jean-Olivier Tchouaffe shows that, far from an empty receptacle for colonial legacies, Cameroon--and Africa--must m...

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1. Verfasser: Tchouaffe, Olivier-Jean (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Malman, Sheri (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bristol, UK ; Chicago, USA Intellect 2015
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Zusammenfassung:Highlighting the challenges faced by a nascent national cinema with limited resources, Passion of the Reel provides an in-depth analysis of the output of the Cameroonian film industry. Jean-Olivier Tchouaffe shows that, far from an empty receptacle for colonial legacies, Cameroon--and Africa--must move beyond their colonial legacies to focus on indigenous productions of meaning informed by traditional wisdom and ordinary Cameroonian life experience. Tchouaffe's analysis sets the stage for a film-driven exploration of postcolonialism, social construction, and modernization
Beschreibung:x, 218 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9781841505640
1841505641

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