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Directory of World Cinema: Africa
Eschewing the postcolonial hubris that suggests Africa could only define itself in relation to its colonizers, a problem plaguing many studies published in the West on African cinema, this entry in the Directory of World Cinema series instead looks at African film as representing Africa for its own sake, values, and artistic choices. With a film industry divided by linguistic heritage, African directors do not have the luxury of producing comedies, thrillers, horror films, or even love stories, except perhaps as DVDs that do not travel far outside their country of production. Instead, African directors tend to cover serious sociopolitical ground, even under the cover of comedy, in the hopes of finding funds outside Africa. Contributors to this volume draw on filmic representations of the continent to consider the economic role of women, rural exodus, economic migration, refugees and diasporas, culture, religion and magic as well as representations of children, music, languages and symbols. A survey of national cinemas in one volume, Directory of World Cinema: Africa is a necessary addition to the bookshelf of any cinephile and world traveller.
African Film Studies
African Film Studies is an accessible and engaging introduction to African cinemas, showcasing the diverse cinematic expressions across the continent. Bringing African cinemas out of the margins and into mainstream film studies, the book provides a succinct overview of the history, aesthetics, and theory of sub-Saharan African cinematic productions. Updated throughout, this new edition includes new chapters on Nollywood, Ethiopian cinema, Streaming, and the rise of televisual series, which serve to complement the book’s main themes: Overview of African cinema(s): Questions assumptions and defines the characteristics of African cinemas across linguistic, geographic, and filmic divides Histo...
Sguardi sull'Altrove
La produzione cinematografica degli Istituti missionari italiani rappresenta un tema ancora scarsamente esplorato sia dalla storia del cinema sia dall’antropologia visuale. È innegabile, infatti, come parlare di missioni significhi parlare dell’incontro tra culture differenti e come l’occhio della macchina da presa, ponendosi al servizio dei missionari sin dal primo decennio del XX secolo, ne abbia tradotto in immagini i sentimenti verso l’Altrove. Alla luce di un dibattito piuttosto controverso rispetto alle caratteristiche e agli oggetti di studio dell’antropologia visuale, il volume intende rispondere e verificare come e perché il cinema missionario possa dirsi “etnografico” e quale contributo possa fornire all’antropologia e alla storia del cinema. Attraverso studi di casi particolarmente significativi, l’attenzione si sofferma sull’analisi degli oggetti della rappresentazione, sulle modalità di costruzione del racconto (sia nel film di finzione sia nel documentario) e sui valori veicolati attraverso le immagini in movimento.
