Zimbabwe's Cinematic Arts
Language, Power, Identity
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Television, Performing Arts
| Author: | Katrina Daly Thompson | ISBN: | 9780253006561 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press | Publication: | December 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Katrina Daly Thompson |
| ISBN: | 9780253006561 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Publication: | December 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press |
| Language: | English |
This timely book reflects on discourses of identity that pervade local talk and texts in Zimbabwe, a nation beset by political and economic crisis. As she explores questions of culture that play out in broadly accessible local and foreign film and television, Katrina Daly Thompson shows how viewers interpret these media and how they impact everyday life, language use, and thinking about community. She offers a unique understanding of how media reflect and contribute to Zimbabwean culture, language, and ethnicity.
This timely book reflects on discourses of identity that pervade local talk and texts in Zimbabwe, a nation beset by political and economic crisis. As she explores questions of culture that play out in broadly accessible local and foreign film and television, Katrina Daly Thompson shows how viewers interpret these media and how they impact everyday life, language use, and thinking about community. She offers a unique understanding of how media reflect and contribute to Zimbabwean culture, language, and ethnicity.
