Instructional Cinema and African Audiences in Colonial Kenya, 1926–1963
Author:   Samson Kaunga Ndanyi
Publisher:   Lexington Books
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9781793649249


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   14 March 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Instructional Cinema and African Audiences in Colonial Kenya, 1926–1963


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Author:   Samson Kaunga Ndanyi
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781793649249


ISBN 10:   1793649243
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   14 March 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction Chapter One: Making Instructional Cinema: Historical Overview Chapter Two: Mobile Cinema Vans and African Assistants Chapter Three: “A Problem of Something Like Chicago Gangsterdom”: Mau Mau War and Instructional Cinema Chapter Four: Child Spectators and Cinema Spaces as Zones of Encounter and Contested Political and Cultural Power Chapter Five: “They Found Our Pictures Inferior in Quality”: Africans’ Reaction to Instructional Cinema Conclusion Bibliography About the Author

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"In this scholarly text, Ndanyi discusses the aims, strategies, expectations, content, and ulterior motives of colonial instructional cinema in Kenya, arguing that the racially stratified cinematic space aimed to consolidate colonial power and white hegemonic control over Black bodies. Ndanyi's versatility as a film producer and history professor shines throughout this illuminating work on African colonial cinema.... The marketing of products from companies like Unilever and Cadbury midway through the shows and the inclusion of propaganda about the British royal family and instructions on agriculture all exposed the colonizers' preoccupations and were effectively confronted by anti-colonial nationalists and movements such as Harry Thuku, Dedan Kimathi, and the Mau Mau rebellion (1952-60). Recommended. General readers through faculty-- ""Choice Reviews"""


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Samson Kaunga Ndanyi is assistant professor of African history and Africana studies at Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee.

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