New African Cinema
Author:   Valérie K. Orlando
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
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9780813579566


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   15 April 2017
Recommended Age:   From 16 years
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Author:   Valérie K. Orlando
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 11.40cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.172kg
ISBN:  

9780813579566


ISBN 10:   0813579562
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   15 April 2017
Recommended Age:   From 16 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Author’s Note vii Introduction 1 1 From Revolution to the Coming of Age of African Cinema, 1960s–1990s 39 2 New Awakenings and New Realities of the Twenty-First Century in African Film 82 Conclusion: The Futures of African Film 141 Acknowledgments 145 Notes 147 Further Reading and Useful Websites 155 Works Cited 157 Selected Filmography: Twenty-First-Century Films 167 Index 169

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Valerie K. Orlandooffers an excellent, highly engaging analysis of twenty-first century cinema from and about Africa, examining some of the most pressing issues facing the continent today. --Hakim Abderrezak author of Ex-Centric Migrations: Europe and the Maghreb in Mediterranean Cinema, Literature, & Music


<i>New African Cinema</i> manages the formidable task ofdepicting the depth, breadth, and great diversity of cinema on the Africancontinent by highlighting different genres and themes. This book willappealto anyone who is interested in film. --Cecile Accilien The University of Kansas


-Valerie K. Orlando offers an excellent, highly engaging analysis of twenty-first century cinema from and about Africa, examining some of the most pressing issues facing the continent today.---Hakim Abderrezak -author of Ex-Centric Migrations: Europe and the Maghreb in Mediterranean Cinema, Literature, & Music -


Author Information

VALÉRIE K. ORLANDO is a professor of French and Francophone literatures and cultures and head of the French and Italian department at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is the author of several books, including the forthcoming, The Algerian New Novel: The Poetics of a Modern Nation, 1950-1979.

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