The Cinema of Tunde Kelani

Aesthetics, Theatricalities and Visual Performance

Tunde Onikoyi, Taiwo Afolabi (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

255 Seiten

2021 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5275-7171-6 (ISBN)

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This book is the first definitive publication on Tunde Kelani, and represents a mine of divergent scholarly approaches to understanding his authorial power. A collection of articles on the cinematic oeuvre of one of the important and finest filmmakers in Africa, it addresses diverse areas that are crucial to Kelani’s filmic corpus and African cinema. Contributors articulate Kelani’s visual crafts in detail, while providing explications on significant markers. The book offers an understanding of how Kelani’s works represent the African worldview, science, demonstrative law, politics, gender, popular culture, canonized culture and history.

Tunde Onikoyi teaches African Cinema and Literature at Adeleke University Nigeria and a film review editor for African Studies Reviews. He has published articles in various books and journals including Journal of African Cinemas, African Notes, and African Theatre and Journal of Pan African Studies. His article “Self-Regulation and the Nollywood Industry: Some Comments” appeared in Regulating Nollywood in a Global Economy (2020).Taiwo Afolabi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Regina, Canada, and a representative for the ITI/UNESCO Network for Higher Education in the Performing Arts. He has published articles in various books and reputable journals such as Research in Drama Education, The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, Performing Ethos, and Canadian Theatre Review, among others. He also served as the West Africa editor for The Routledge Companion to Applied Performance (2021).

Erscheinungsdatum	02.09.2021
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-5275-7171-8 / 1527571718
ISBN-13	978-1-5275-7171-6 / 9781527571716
Zustand	Neuware