Framing Africa: Portrayals of a Continent in Contemporary Mainstream Cinema

The first decade of the 21st century has seen a proliferation of North American and European films that focus on African politics and society. While once the continent was the setting for narratives of heroic ascendancy over self (The African Queen, 1951; The Snows of Kilimanjaro, 1952), military odds (Zulu, 1964; Khartoum, 1966) and nature (Mogambo, 1953; Hatari , 1962; Born Free, 1966; The Last Safari, 1967), this new wave of films portrays...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782380736
• ISBN13: 9781782380733
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"