Female Narratives in Nollywood Melodramas investigates the role of women in nine Nollywood melodramas with attention to the changing landscape of filmmaking and film viewing. By incorporating Black feminist, audience reception, social identity, and cultivation theories, Johnson and Culverson provide insight into how identities for West African women are created and recreated through the broad interplay of Nollywood film viewing on social and individual levels. This book addresses how Nollywood is a product and contributor to evolving processes of globalization.
Female Narratives in Nollywood Melodramas investigates the role of women in nine Nollywood melodramas with attention to the changing landscape of filmmaking and film viewing. By incorporating Black feminist, audience reception, social identity, and cultivation theories, Johnson and Culverson provide insight into how identities for West African women are created and recreated through the broad interplay of Nollywood film viewing on social and individual levels. This book addresses how Nollywood is a product and contributor to evolving processes of globalization.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Brooklyn, New York native, Elizabeth Johnson is a break-out author with a very promising writing career ahead of her. Signed with PlaTy Multimedia & Publishing, Elizabeth is introducing her first work to the world of children's books on May 16, 2021. Her debut title, Just Like my Dad, is co-authored with the already well-established author, Tyrell Plair. Elizabeth is currently the Director of Marketing with PlaTy Multimedia and Publishing.Elizabeth's resume boasts an Associate of Science in Early Childhood Education, an Associate of Arts in General Education, and she is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management. Currently residing in Palm Bay, Florida with her husband and son, Elizabeth spends her spare time baking, watching football, traveling, honing her skills as a photographer, and volunteering in the church and her local community.
Inhaltsangabe
I. Introduction II. Alternative Frames for Viewing and Thinking about Nollywood Films III. The Women of Nollywood: Suffering and Agency IV. Differential Access to Nollywood Films V. Female Directors and Producers VI. Concluding Thoughts Appendix A: Themes of suffering in the nine selected films Appendix B: Themes of agency in the nine selected films Appendix C: African/African Diasporic Film Festivals Appendix D: African female filmmakers Filmography Bibliography About the Authors
I. Introduction II. Alternative Frames for Viewing and Thinking about Nollywood Films III. The Women of Nollywood: Suffering and Agency IV. Differential Access to Nollywood Films V. Female Directors and Producers VI. Concluding Thoughts Appendix A: Themes of suffering in the nine selected films Appendix B: Themes of agency in the nine selected films Appendix C: African/African Diasporic Film Festivals Appendix D: African female filmmakers Filmography Bibliography About the Authors
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