{"product_id":"zimbabwes-cinematic-arts-language-power-identity-paperback-softback-9780253006516","title":"Zimbabwe's Cinematic Arts; Language, Power, Identity (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253006516","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eZimbabwe's Cinematic Arts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLanguage, Power, Identity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKatrina Daly Thompson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253006516\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 December 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.408 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\u003cp\u003e\"A welcome corrective to the lack of serious scholarship in this area and of interest to a variety of disciplines, in particular, communication studies, ethnic and area studies, and media and cultural studies.\"—Lucia Saks, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Cape Town\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A nuanced and convincing approach to evaluating the role of media in shaping African identities.\"—James Burns, \u003ci\u003eClemson University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Katrina Daly Thompson has made a fine contribution to scholarship on African cinema . . . This is a book that will enrich discussions of African film and media studies for years to come.\"—\u003ci\u003eAfrican Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Thompson (UCLA) analyzes identity discourses through cinematic arts—films, documentaries, television programs, videos—consumed (whether or not produced) in Zimbabwe. . . . Beside bringing issues of race, financing, ethnicity, and language to the discussion, she also considers the 2001 Broadcasting Services Act, which was meant to liberalize the field and stem Western influence. . . Recommended.\"—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Katrina Daly Thompson's study of Zimbabwean film and television presents a valuable addition to the ever-expanding corpus of analytical and historical studies on African film and media.\"—\u003ci\u003eAfrica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Most compelling in Thompson's study is her close attention to uses of language and culture, which she argues contest state-defined and state-controlled meaning in broadcast media. Recognizing culture as a socially negotiated process, the book uses critical discourse analysis to interrogate power structures and flows.\"—\u003ci\u003eAfrican Arts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timely book reflects on discourses of identity that pervade local talk and texts in Zimbabwe, a nation beset by political and economic crisis. As she explores questions of culture that play out in broadly accessible local and foreign film and television, Katrina Daly Thompson shows how viewers interpret these media and how they impact everyday life, language use, and thinking about community. She offers a unique understanding of how media reflect and contribute to Zimbabwean culture, language, and ethnicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Cultural Identity in Discourse\u003cbr\u003e 1. A Crisis of Representation\u003cbr\u003e 2. Cinematic Arts before the 2001 Broadcasting Services Act: Two Decades of Trying to Build a Nation\u003cbr\u003e 3. Authorship and Identities: What Makes a Film \"Local\"?\u003cbr\u003e 4. Changing the Channel: Using the Foreign to Critique the Local\u003cbr\u003e 5. Power, Citizenship, and Local Content: A Critical Reading of the Broadcasting Services Act\u003cbr\u003e 6. Language as a Form of Social Change: Public Debate in Local Languages\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Possibilities for Democratic Change\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Filmography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523559813400,"sku":"9780253006516","price":18.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/zimbabwes-cinematic-arts-language-power-identity-paperback-softback-9780253006516","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}