Nationalist African Cinema: Legacy and Transformations
Book Details
Author(s)Sada Niang
PublisherLexington Books
ISBN / ASIN0739149075
ISBN-139780739149072
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank3,797,041
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
In the last decade, a certain discomfort, at times even impatience emerged among critics of African cinema. The onset of such uneasiness can be traced back to the demise of the liberationist discourse, to the questioning of the monolithic expression “African cinemaâ€, and finally to the critical exploration of various forms of visual narratives developing at a fast speed on the continent. Nationalist African Cinema: Legacy and Transformations reexamines African cinema of the nationalist era within the context of contemporary major Euro-American film trends. It argues that the aesthetic diversification of African cinema can be traced as far back as the nationalist era.
