Men in African film & fiction
Through their analysis of the depictions in film and literature of masculinities in colonial, independent and post-independent Africa, the contributors open some key African texts to a more obviously politicized set of meanings. Collectively, the essays provide space for rethinking current theory on...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Suffolk :
Boydell & Brewer
2011.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b42050054*spi |
| Sumario: | Through their analysis of the depictions in film and literature of masculinities in colonial, independent and post-independent Africa, the contributors open some key African texts to a more obviously politicized set of meanings. Collectively, the essays provide space for rethinking current theory on gender and masculinity: - how only some of the most popular theories in masculinity studies in the West hold true in African contexts; - how Western masculinities react with indigenous masculinities on the continent; - how masculinity and femininity in Africa seem to reside more on a continuum of cultural practices than on absolutely opposite planes; - and how generation often functions as a more potent metaphor than gender. Lahoucine Ouzgane is Associate Professor of English & Film Studies, University of Alberta, Canada. |
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| Notas: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico (x, 180 p.) |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781846159329 |
