Boukary Sawadogo

African Film Studies (eBook, ePUB)

An Introduction

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

African Film Studies is an accessible and engaging introduction to African cinemas, showcasing the diverse cinematic expressions across the continent. The book provides a succinct overview of the history, aesthetics, and theory of sub-Saharan African cinematic productions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000821697
• Artikelnr.: 66300828

Autorenporträt

Boukary Sawadogo is an Associate Professor of Cinema Studies at the City University of New York's City College and CUNY Graduate Center. As a specialist in African cinemas, he has published extensively through film reviews, articles, book chapters, and three books. Since 2020, he is the founding director of Harlem African Animation Festival.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: What Is African Cinema? Case Study: Aristotle's
Plot (Jean-Pierre Bekolo, 1996) PART I: HISTORY OF AFRICAN CINEMAS Chapter
2: History of African Cinemas Case Study: Sanders of the River (Zoltan
Korda, 1935): Celebration of the British Empire Chapter 3: Parallel
Movement: African Cinemas and African American Cinema Case Study: Black Is
King (Beyoncé, 2020) PART II: AESTHETICS IN AFRICAN CINEMAS Chapter 4:
Cinematography: Space, Time, and Rhythm Case Study: Yaaba (Idrissa
Ouédraogo, 1989) Chapter 5: The African Animated Film Case Study: Prince
Loseno (Jean-Michel Kibushi Ndajte Wooto, 2004) Chapter 6: Introductory
Study of African Film Scores Case Study: Non-diegetic Music: Space and Time
Dimensions of Film Music in La Noire de... (Black Girl) (Ousmane Sembène,
1966) PART III: AFRICAN FILM CRITICISM Chapter 7: Critical Reading Lenses
in the Study of African Cinemas Case Study: Atlantics (Mati Diop, 2019):
Migration in a Polygeneric Film PART IV: TRADITIONS AND PRACTICES IN
AFRICAN SCREEN MEDIA Chapter 8: Ethiopian Cinema. By Steven W. Thomas Case
Studies: Haile Gerima's Teza (2008) and La Borena (Belay Getaneh, 2013)
Chapter 9: Nollywood: A Popular and Commercial Cinema Case Study: The
Wedding Party (Kemi Adetiba, 2017) Chapter 10: The Rise of Local African TV
Serials: The Case of Burkina Faso and South Africa Course Proposal: African
Televisual Seriality PART V: NOTES ON STREAMING Chapter 11: The Streaming
Rush for Africa Conclusion: Film and New Media Education