Global Nollywood: The Transnational Dimensions of an African Video Film Industry

Book Overview

Global Nollywood considers this first truly African cinema beyond its Nigerian origins. In 15 lively essays, this volume traces the engagement of the Nigerian video film industry with the African continent and the rest of the world. Topics such as Nollywood as a theoretical construct, the development of a new, critical film language, and Nollywood's transformation outside of Nigeria reveal the broader implications of this film form as it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253009359
• ISBN13: 9780253009357
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.9"