Cinematic Portrayals Of African Women And Girls In Political Conflict

Author : Norita Mdege
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Africa
ISBN : 1032482788

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Cinematic Portrayals of African Women and Girls in Political Conflict by Norita Mdege Pdf

"This book provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the cinematic representations of the experiences of African women and girls in situations of political conflict. The role of cinema is important in providing information about the situation of women and girls in situations of political conflict, and the main characters often also become signifiers of wider social, political, and economic ideas, both at a global and local level. Drawing on fictional and biographical cinematic representations, this book considers films covering a range of different regions, experiences, historical periods, and other contexts, to draw a nuanced picture of African women and girls who participate in or are affected by African political conflicts. The films are analysed using a decolonial feminist cultural approach, which combines cultural approaches, African feminisms and the contrapuntal method to ensure an inter-textual, intersectional and decolonial examination. The book engages with multiple themes and topics, including nationalism, nation-building, neocolonialism, memory, history, women's and girls' agency and activism. Through these themes and topics, the book explores how the films represent African women's and girls' agency in relation to their participation in social, economic, and political activities. This book will make a significant contribution to literature focused on African women and girls within politics, conflict studies, and film studies"--

Author : Norita Mdege
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781000990522

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Cinematic Portrayals of African Women and Girls in Political Conflict by Norita Mdege Pdf

This book provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the cinematic representations of the experiences of African women and girls in situations of political conflict. The role of cinema is important in providing information about the situation of women and girls in situations of political conflict, and the main characters often also become signifiers of wider social, political and economic ideas, at both global and local levels. Drawing on fictional and biographical cinematic representations, this book considers films covering a range of different regions, experiences, historical periods and other contexts, to draw a nuanced picture of African women and girls who participate in or are affected by African political conflicts. The films are analysed using a decolonial feminist cultural approach, which combines cultural approaches, African feminisms and the contrapuntal method to ensure an inter-textual, intersectional and decolonial examination. The book engages with multiple themes and topics, including nationalism, nation-building, neocolonialism, memory, history, women’s and girls’ agency and activism. Through these themes and topics, the book explores how the films represent African women’s and girls’ agency in relation to their participation in social, economic and political activities. This book will make a significant contribution to literature focused on African women and girls within politics, conflict studies and film studies.

Author : Pauline Ada Uwakweh
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498529198

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African Women Under Fire by Pauline Ada Uwakweh Pdf

African writers and literary critics must account for the changing political terrain and how these contribute to creating new sources of conflicts and aggression toward women. This book brings insight and scholarly breadth to the growing research on women, war, and conflict in Africa. The aftermath of wars and conflicts initiates new forms of violence and related gender challenges. The contributors establish compelling evidence for the significance of gender in the analyses of contemporary warfare and conflict. Articulating war's consequences for women and children remains a major challenge for critics, policy makers, and human rights organizations. There is a need for deeper understanding of the new sources of violence and male aggression on women, the gendered challenges of reintegration in the aftermath, and the future consequences of gendered violence for the African continent. This book will be useful to scholars, researchers, instructors, students of literature in the humanities, women's studies, liberal studies, African studies, etc. at both undergraduate and graduate levels. It also offers interdisciplinary utility for readers interested in literary representations of women's experience in war and conflict.

Author : Tanya Lyons
Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : National liberation movements
ISBN : 1592211674

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Guns and Guerilla Girls by Tanya Lyons Pdf

The history of women guerilla fighters in the Zimbabwean National Liberation war (1965-80), this book provides an examination of the many different groups of women who joined the armed struggle and contributes to a feminist understanding of Zimbabwe and African history and politics. Most previously published accounts of this event in history have tended to focus on the feminine' or 'natural' role women played in it, ignoring the experiences of female guerilla fighters. This book redresses the balance, giving voice to a previously unsung group of women.'

Author : Nwando Achebe,Claire Robertson
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299321109

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Holding the World Together by Nwando Achebe,Claire Robertson Pdf

Featuring contributions from some of the most accomplished scholars on the topic, Holding the World Together explores the rich and varied ways in which women have wielded power across the African continent, from the precolonial period to the present. Suitable for classroom use, this comprehensive volume considers such topics as the representation of African women, their role in national liberation movements, their experiences of religious fundamentalism (both Christian and Muslim), their incorporation into the world economy, changing family and marriage systems, impacts of the world economy on their lives and livelihoods, and the unique challenges they face in the areas of health and disease. Contributors: Nwando Achebe, Ousseina Alidou, Signe Arnfred, Andrea L. Arrington-Sirois, Henryatta Ballah, Teresa Barnes, Josephine Beoku-Betts, Emily Burril, Abena P. A. Busia, Gracia Clark, Alicia Decker, Karen Flint, December Green, Cajetan Iheka, Rachel Jean-Baptiste, Elizabeth M. Perego, Claire Robertson, Kathleen Sheldon, Aili Mari Tripp, Cassandra Veney

Author : Lizelle Bisschoff,Stefanie Van de Peer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781351854702

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Women in African Cinema by Lizelle Bisschoff,Stefanie Van de Peer Pdf

Women in African Cinema: Beyond the Body Politic showcases the very prolific but often marginalised presence of women in African cinema, both on the screen and behind the camera. This book provides the first in-depth and sustained examination of women in African cinema. Films by women from different geographical regions are discussed in case studies that are framed by feminist theoretical and historical themes, and seen through an anti-colonial, philosophical, political and socio-cultural cinematic lens. A historical and theoretical introduction provides the context for thematic chapters exploring topics ranging from female identities, female friendships, women in revolutionary cinema, motherhood and daughterhood, women’s bodies, sexuality, and spirituality. Each chapter serves up a theoretical-historical discussion of the chosen theme, followed by two in-depth case studies that provide contextual and transnational readings of the films as well as outlining production, distribution and exhibition contexts. This book contributes to the feminist anti-racist revision of the canon by placing African women filmmakers squarely at the centre of African film culture. Demonstrating the depth and diversity of the feminine or female aesthetic in African cinema, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of African cinema, media studies and African studies.

Author : Jean Allman,Susan Geiger,Nakanyike Musisi
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 025310887X

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Women in African Colonial Histories by Jean Allman,Susan Geiger,Nakanyike Musisi Pdf

How did African women negotiate the complex political, economic, and social forces of colonialism in their daily lives? How did they make meaningful lives for themselves in a world that challenged fundamental notions of work, sexuality, marriage, motherhood, and family? By considering the lives of ordinary African women -- farmers, queen mothers, midwives, urban dwellers, migrants, and political leaders -- in the context of particular colonial conditions at specific places and times, Women in African Colonial Histories challenges the notion of a homogeneous "African women's experience." While recognizing the inherent violence and brutality of the colonial encounter, the essays in this lively volume show that African women were not simply the hapless victims of European political rule. Innovative use of primary sources, including life histories, oral narratives, court cases, newspapers, colonial archives, and physical evidence, attests that African women's experiences defy static representation. Readers at all levels will find this an important contribution to ongoing debates in African women's history and African colonial history.

Author : Jonathan Haynes
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : 9780896802117

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Nigerian Video Films by Jonathan Haynes Pdf

Nigerian video films--dramatic features shot on video and sold as cassettes--are being produced at the rate of nearly one a day, making them the major contemporary art form in Nigeria. The history of African film offers no precedent for such a huge, popularly based industry. The contributors to this volume, who include film and television directors, an anthropologist, and scholars of film studies and literature, take a variety of approaches to this flourishing popular art. Topics include aesthetic forms and distribution; the configurations of various ethnic audiences; the new media environment dominated by cassette technology; the video's materialism in a period of economic collapse; transformation of the traditional Yoruba traveling theater; individualism and the moral crisis in Igbo society; Hausa cultural values; the negotiation of gender roles, and the genre of Christian videos.

Author : Norman Saadi Nikro,Denish Odanga,James Odhiambo Ogone,Oduor Obura,Obala Musumba
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781040086735

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Insidious Trauma in Eastern African Literatures and Cultures by Norman Saadi Nikro,Denish Odanga,James Odhiambo Ogone,Oduor Obura,Obala Musumba Pdf

This book investigates the thematic and conceptual dimensions of insidious trauma in contemporary eastern African literatures and cultural productions. The book extends our understanding of trauma beyond people’s immediate and conventional experiences of disastrous events and incidents, instead considering how trauma is sustained in the aftermaths, continuing to impact livelihoods, and familial, social, and gender relationships. Drawing on different circumstances and experiences across and between the eastern African region, the book explores how emerging cultural practices involve varying modes of narrating, representing, and thematising insidious trauma. In doing so, the book considers different forms and practices of cultural production, including fashion, social media, film, and literature, in order to uncover how human subjects and cultural artefacts circulate through modalities of social, cultural and political ecologies. Transdisciplinary in scope and showcasing the work of experts from across the region, this book will be an important guide for researchers across literature, media studies, sociology, and trauma studies.

Author : Leo P. Chall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Sociology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122361095

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Sociological Abstracts by Leo P. Chall Pdf

CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.

Author : Jyoti Mistry,Antje Schuhmann,Max Annas,Beti Ellerson,Henriette Gunkel
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781868148578

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Gaze Regimes by Jyoti Mistry,Antje Schuhmann,Max Annas,Beti Ellerson,Henriette Gunkel Pdf

Gaze Regimes is a bricolage of essays and interviews showcasing the experiences of women working in film, either directly as practitioners or in other areas as curators, festival programme directors or fundraisers. It does not shy away from questioning the relations of power in the practice of filmmaking and the power invested in the gaze itself. Who is looking and who is being looked at, who is telling women’s stories in Africa and what governs the mechanics of making those films on the continent? The interviews with film practitioners such as Tsitsi Dangarembga, Taghreed Elsanhouri, Jihan El-Tahri, Anita Khanna, Isabel Noronhe, Arya Lalloo and Shannon Walsh demonstrate the contradictory points of departure of women in film – from their understanding of feminisms in relation to lived-experiences and the realpolitik of women working as cultural practitioners. The disciplines of gender studies, postcolonial theory, and film theory provide the framework for the book’s essays. Jyoti Mistry, Antje Schuhmann, Nobunye Levin, Dorothee Wenner and Christina von Braun are some of the contributors who provide valuable context, analysis and insight into, among other things, the politics of representation, the role of film festivals and the collective and individual experiences of trauma and marginality which contribute to the layered and complex filmic responses of Africa’s film practitioners.

Author : Dominica Dipio
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781920033392

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Gender Terrains in African Cinema by Dominica Dipio Pdf

Gender Terrains in African Cinema reflects on a body of canonical African filmmakers who address a trajectory of pertinent social issues. Dipio analyses gender relations around three categories of female characters the girl child, the young woman and the elderly woman and their male counterparts. Although gender remains the focal point in this lucid and fascinating text, Dipio engages attention in her discussion of African feminism in relation to Western feminism. With its broad appeal to African humanities, Gender Terrains in African Cinema stands as a unique and radical contribution to the field of (African) film studies, which until now, has suffered from a paucity of scholarship.

Author : Larissa A. Grunig,Linda Childers Hon,Elizabeth L. Toth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135467746

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Women in Public Relations by Larissa A. Grunig,Linda Childers Hon,Elizabeth L. Toth Pdf

The past 20 years have seen an influx of women into the practice of public relations, yet gender-based disparities in pay and advancement remain a troubling reality. As the field becomes feminized, moreover, female and male practitioners alike confront the prospect of dwindling salaries and prestige. This landmark book presents a comprehensive examination of the status of women in public relations and proposes concrete ways to achieve greater parity in education and practice. The authors integrate the theoretical literature of public relations and gender with results of a major longitudinal study of women in the field, along with illuminating focus group and interview data. Topics covered include factors contributing to sex discrimination; how public relations stacks up against other professions on gender-related issues; the challenges facing female managers and entrepreneurs; the experiences of ethnic minority professionals; the salary gap; the glass ceiling; and how to foster solutions on individual, organizational, and societal levels. This volume is an essential read for both educators and practitioners in public relations. It can be used as a course text in graduate research seminars, and also as a supplemental text in courses addressing gender issues in PR. It serves as a useful guide for young practitioners entering the profession, and provides critical insights for public relations managers.

Author : African Studies Association
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105070783993

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African Studies Association Annual Meeting. [Program] by African Studies Association Pdf

Author : Edalina Rodrigues Sanches
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000569100

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Popular Protest, Political Opportunities, and Change in Africa by Edalina Rodrigues Sanches Pdf

This book offers a fresh analysis of third wave popular protests in Africa, shedding light on the complex dynamics between political change and continuity in contemporary Africa. The book argues that protests are simultaneously products and generators of change in that they are triggered by micro-and-macrosocial changes, but they also have the capacity to transform the nature of politics. By examining the triggers, actors, political opportunities, resources and framing strategies, the contributors shed light onto tangible (e.g. policy implementation, liberal reforms, political alternation) and intangible (e.g. perceptions, imagination, awareness) forms of change elicited by protests. It reveals the relevant role of African protests as engines of democracy, accountability and collective knowledge. Bringing popular protests in authoritarian and democratic settings into discussion, this book will be of interest to scholars of African politics, democracy and protest movements.