Journal of African Cinemas – Volume 9, Number 1

David Nothling Discussion
Type: 
Journal
Date: 
November 30, 2017
Location: 
South Africa
Subject Fields: 
Journalism and Media Studies, Social Sciences
Articles

Elelwani (2012): A Third Cinema analysis of a Venda tale of a young woman’s journey of self-discovery 
pp. 3-18(16) 
Author: Tager, Michele

 

When borderlands are where we live: Disgrace (Jacobs, 2008), Invictus (Eastwood, 2009) and District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) 
pp. 19-36(18) 
Author: Moya, Ana

 

Piracy, politics and control: The paradox of Tanzania’s Kiswahili video film tax stamps 
pp. 37-54(18) 
Author: Shule, Vicensia

 

A contemporary, empowered female figure? Towards a feminist reading of Frimpong-Manso’s Life and Living It and The Perfect Picture 
pp. 55-73(19) 
Authors: Kwansah-Aidoo, Kwamena; Owusu, Joyce Osei

 

From ‘African Cinema’ to film services industries: A cinematic fact 
pp. 75-92(18) 
Authors: Ureke, Oswelled; Tomaselli, Keyan

 

Book reviews

Book Reviews 
pp. 93-97(5) 
Authors: Tomaselli, Keyan; Tchouaffe, Jean-Olivier

 

Interview

Interview – Samantha Iwowo, Scriptwriter of Oloibiri (2016) 
pp. 99-106(8) 
Author: Otiono, Nduka

 

The Journal of African Cinemas explores the interactions of visual and verbal narratives in African film. It recognizes the shifting paradigms that have defined and continue to define African cinemas. Identity and perception are interrogated in relation to their positions within diverse African film languages. The editors are seeking papers that expound on the identity or identities of Africa and its peoples represented in film. 

Publisher: Intellect

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