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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Ouzgane, Lahoucine, editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Suffolk : Boydell & Brewer 2011.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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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.
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