The Resource Postcolonial Artists and Global Aesthetics, Akin Adesokan
Postcolonial Artists and Global Aesthetics, Akin Adesokan
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The item Postcolonial Artists and Global Aesthetics, Akin Adesokan represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- What happens when social and political processes such as globalization shape cultural production? Drawing on a range of writers and filmmakers from Africa and elsewhere, Akin Adesokan explores the forces at work in the production and circulation of culture in a globalized world. He tackles problems such as artistic representation in the era of decolonization, the uneven development of aesthetics across the world, and the impact of location and commodity culture on genres, with a distinctive approach that
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xix, 230 pages)
- Contents
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- Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Generic Transformations at the Crossroads of Capital; 1. C.L.R. James Sees the World Steadily; 2. Fitful Decolonization; 3. Tunde Kelani's Nollywood; 4. Jean-Pierre Bekolo and the Challenges of Aesthetic Populism; 5. Imaginary Citizenship: Caryl Phillips's Atlantic World; 6. Spirits of Bandung: A Sarcastic Subject Writes to Empire; Conclusion: Being African in the World; Notes; List of References; Filmography; Index
- Isbn
- 9780253005502
- Label
- Postcolonial Artists and Global Aesthetics
- Title
- Postcolonial Artists and Global Aesthetics
- Statement of responsibility
- Akin Adesokan
- Subject
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- Africa -- In motion pictures
- African diaspora in literature
- African diaspora in literature
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Fine Arts
- Intercultural communication in motion pictures
- Intercultural communication in motion pictures
- Literature and globalization
- Literature and globalization
- Literature and society
- Literature and society
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures -- Social aspects
- Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- Africa
- Motion pictures and globalization
- Motion pictures and globalization
- PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video | History & Criticism
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies
- Social sciences
- Social sciences
- Africa
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- What happens when social and political processes such as globalization shape cultural production? Drawing on a range of writers and filmmakers from Africa and elsewhere, Akin Adesokan explores the forces at work in the production and circulation of culture in a globalized world. He tackles problems such as artistic representation in the era of decolonization, the uneven development of aesthetics across the world, and the impact of location and commodity culture on genres, with a distinctive approach that
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Adesokan, Akinwumi
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- filmographies
- Series statement
- African expressive cultures
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Social sciences
- Fine Arts
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures and globalization
- Intercultural communication in motion pictures
- Literature and globalization
- African diaspora in literature
- Literature and society
- Africa
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- PERFORMING ARTS
- Social sciences
- African diaspora in literature
- Intercultural communication in motion pictures
- Literature and globalization
- Literature and society
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures and globalization
- Motion pictures
- Africa
- Label
- Postcolonial Artists and Global Aesthetics, Akin Adesokan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Generic Transformations at the Crossroads of Capital; 1. C.L.R. James Sees the World Steadily; 2. Fitful Decolonization; 3. Tunde Kelani's Nollywood; 4. Jean-Pierre Bekolo and the Challenges of Aesthetic Populism; 5. Imaginary Citizenship: Caryl Phillips's Atlantic World; 6. Spirits of Bandung: A Sarcastic Subject Writes to Empire; Conclusion: Being African in the World; Notes; List of References; Filmography; Index
- Control code
- ocn768081345
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xix, 230 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780253005502
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 9786613235923
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 323592
- 22573/ctt16gmmrg
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)768081345
- Label
- Postcolonial Artists and Global Aesthetics, Akin Adesokan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Generic Transformations at the Crossroads of Capital; 1. C.L.R. James Sees the World Steadily; 2. Fitful Decolonization; 3. Tunde Kelani's Nollywood; 4. Jean-Pierre Bekolo and the Challenges of Aesthetic Populism; 5. Imaginary Citizenship: Caryl Phillips's Atlantic World; 6. Spirits of Bandung: A Sarcastic Subject Writes to Empire; Conclusion: Being African in the World; Notes; List of References; Filmography; Index
- Control code
- ocn768081345
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xix, 230 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780253005502
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 9786613235923
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 323592
- 22573/ctt16gmmrg
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)768081345
Subject
- Africa -- In motion pictures
- African diaspora in literature
- African diaspora in literature
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Fine Arts
- Intercultural communication in motion pictures
- Intercultural communication in motion pictures
- Literature and globalization
- Literature and globalization
- Literature and society
- Literature and society
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures -- Social aspects
- Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- Africa
- Motion pictures and globalization
- Motion pictures and globalization
- PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video | History & Criticism
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies
- Social sciences
- Social sciences
- Africa
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