Cinema and Development in West Africa

Cinema and Development in West Africa
ISBN-10
025301011X
ISBN-13
9780253010117
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
223
Language
English
Published
2013-09-25
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Author
James E. Genova

Description

“Illuminates the enduring importance of political and economic dynamics not yet fully explored in the study of African cinema.” —Africa Cinema and Development in West Africa 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. James E. Genova 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.

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