{"product_id":"new-african-cinema-hardback-9780813589954","title":"New African Cinema (Hardback) 9780813589954","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNew African Cinema\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eValérie K. Orlando (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813589954\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 April 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e17.8 x 11.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNew African Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e manages the formidable task of depicting the depth, breadth, and great diversity of cinema on the African continent by highlighting different genres and themes. This book will appeal to anyone who is interested in film.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Cécile Accilien (The University of Kansas) \u003cdiv\u003e\"An impeccable introduction to the exciting films being produced today, \u003ci\u003eNew African Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e delineates the important broad distinctions between Anglophone and Francophone movies, and the finer lines between North African, sub-Saharan, West African, Maghrebian, and other regional bodies of film.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Kenneth W. Harrow (author of Trash!  African Cinema from Below) \u003cdiv\u003e\"ValÉrie 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.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Hakim Abderrezak (author of Ex-Centric Migrations: Europe and the Maghreb in Mediterranean Cinema, Literature, \u0026amp; Music)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNew African Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e examines the pressing social, cultural, economic, and historical issues explored by African filmmakers from the early post-colonial years into the new millennium. Offering an overview of the development of postcolonial African cinema since the 1960s, ValÉrie K. Orlando highlights the variations in content and themes that reflect the socio-cultural and political environments of filmmakers and the cultures they depict in their films.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Orlando illuminates the diverse themes evident in the works of filmmakers such as Ousmane SembÈne’s \u003ci\u003eCeddo\u003c\/i\u003e (Senegal, 1977), Sarah Maldoror’s \u003ci\u003eSambizanga\u003c\/i\u003e (Angola, 1972), Assia Djebar’s \u003ci\u003eLa Nouba des femmes de Mont Chenoua\u003c\/i\u003e (The Circle of women of Mount Chenoua, Algeria, 1978), ZÉzÉ Gamboa’s \u003ci\u003eThe Hero\u003c\/i\u003e (Angola, 2004) and Abderrahmane Sissako’s \u003ci\u003eTimbuktu\u003c\/i\u003e (Mauritania, 2014), among others. Orlando also considers the influence of major African film schools and their traditions, as well as European and American influences on the marketing and distribution of African film. For those familiar with the polemics of African film, or new to them, Orlando offers a cogent analytical approach that is engaging.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e Author’\u003cbr\u003es Note vii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e 1 From Revolution to the Coming of Age of African Cinema, 1960s–\u003cbr\u003e1990s 39\u003cbr\u003e 2 New Awakenings and New Realities of the Twenty-First Century in African Film 82\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The Futures of African Film 141\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments 145\u003cbr\u003e Notes 147\u003cbr\u003e Further Reading and Useful Websites 155\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited 157\u003cbr\u003e Selected Filmography: Twenty-First-Century Films 167\u003cbr\u003e Index 169 \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563715752216,"sku":"9780813589954","price":60.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/new-african-cinema-hardback-9780813589954","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}