Rethinking African Cultural Production |
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Editor:
| Harrow, Kenneth W. Ekotto, Frieda |
Contribution by:
| Julien, Eileen M. Ibironke, Olabode Adejunmobi, Moradewun Olaniyan, Tejumola Benyoussef, Lamia Babana-Hampton, Safoi Orlando, Valérie K. Minich Brewer, Mária Compan, Magali |
ISBN: | 978-0-253-01603-4 |
Publication Date: | May 2015 |
Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | AUD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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Frieda Ekotto, Kenneth W. Harrow, and an international group of scholars set forth new understandings of the conditions of contemporary African cultural production in this forward-looking volume. Arguing that it is impossible to understand African cultural productions without knowledge of the structures of production, distribution, and reception that surround them, the essays grapple with the shifting notion of what "African" means when many African authors and filmmakers no longer...
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Frieda Ekotto, Kenneth W. Harrow, and an international group of scholars set forth new understandings of the conditions of contemporary African cultural production in this forward-looking volume. Arguing that it is impossible to understand African cultural productions without knowledge of the structures of production, distribution, and reception that surround them, the essays grapple with the shifting notion of what "African" means when many African authors and filmmakers no longer live or work in Africa. While the arts continue to flourish in Africa, addressing questions about marginalization, what is center and what periphery, what traditional or conservative, and what progressive or modern requires an expansive view ofcreative production.