Framing Africa
Portrayals of a Continent in Contemporary Mainstream Cinema
Herausgeber: Eltringham, Nigel
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Describes how the first decade of the 21st century has seen a proliferation of North American and European films that focus on African politics and society Explains how this new wave of films portrays a continent blighted by transnational corruption, genocide, ‘failed states’, illicit transnational commerce and the unfulfilled promises of decolonization Describes how once Apartheid South Africa was a brutal foil for the romance of East Africa it now serves as a redeemed contrast to the rest of the continent Anthropologists and historians reflect on these films and assess the contemporary p...
Describes how the first decade of the 21st century has seen a proliferation of North American and European films that focus on African politics and society Explains how this new wave of films portrays a continent blighted by transnational corruption, genocide, ‘failed states’, illicit transnational commerce and the unfulfilled promises of decolonization Describes how once Apartheid South Africa was a brutal foil for the romance of East Africa it now serves as a redeemed contrast to the rest of the continent Anthropologists and historians reflect on these films and assess the contemporary place Africa holds in the North American and European cinematic imagination.
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