South Africa's Renegade Reels

The Making and Public Lives of Black-Centered Films
2013. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-137-02702-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 4091 g

Despite incredible political upheavals and a minimal national history of film production, movies such as Come Back, Africa (1959), uDeliwe (1975), and Fools (1998) have taken on an iconic status within South African culture. In this much-needed study, author Litheko Modisane delves into the public critical engagements around old 'renegade' films and newer ones, revealing instructive details both in the production and the public lives of South African movies oriented around black social experiences. This illuminates the complex nature of cinema in modern public life, enriching established methodologies by expanding the cultural and conceptual boundaries of film as a phenomenon of textual circulation.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Modisane, L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Opening Shots From Africa to America and Back Again: Come Back, Africa (1959) Propagandistic Designs, Transggresive Mutations: uDeliwe (1975) Engagé Film and the Public Sphere: Mapantsula (1988) Gender in the New Nation: Fools (1998) Orchestration of Debate through Television Drama: Yizo Yizo (1999, 2001) Closing Shots

Über Autor(innen)

Litheko Modisane teaches in the Department of African Literature, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. He earned his PhD at the University of the Witwatersrand. He is also an Honorary Research Associate, Archive and Public Culture Research Initiative, University of Cape Town, South Africa.