{"product_id":"9781405193047","title":"Contemporary Cinema of Africa and the Diaspora","description":"\u003ch1\u003eContemporary Cinema of Africa and the Diaspora\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnjali Prabhu\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnalyzing art house films from the African continent and the African diaspora, this book showcases a new generation of auteurs with African origins from political, aesthetic, and spectatorship perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on art house cinema and discusses commercial African cinema\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnlarges our understanding of African film to include thematic and aesthetic influence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights aesthetic and political aspects including racial identity, women’s issues, and diaspora\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHeavily illustrated with over 90 film stills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures selected stills integral to the filmic analysis in full color\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMoves beyond Western-oriented analytical paradigms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnjali Prabhu\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Wellesley College, USA, where she also teaches in the Cinema and Media Studies Program. The author of \u003ci\u003eHybridity: Limits, Transformations, Prospects\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), she has published widely in journals such as \u003ci\u003eCinema Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of French and Francophone Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLevinas Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of French and Francophone Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiacritics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStudies in Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Literatures\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrésence Francophone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eComparative Literature Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 June 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405193047\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311265607820,"sku":"9781405193047","price":91.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405193047.jpg?v=1780235413","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405193047","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}