{"product_id":"framing-africa-portrayals-of-a-continent-in-contemporary-mainstream-cinema-9781782380733","title":"Framing Africa: Portrayals of a Continent in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThe 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 (\u003cem\u003eThe African Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, 1951; \u003cem\u003eThe Snows of Kilimanjaro\u003c\/em\u003e, 1952), military odds (\u003cem\u003eZulu\u003c\/em\u003e, 1964; \u003cem\u003eKhartoum\u003c\/em\u003e, 1966) and nature (\u003cem\u003eMogambo\u003c\/em\u003e, 1953; \u003cem\u003eHatari!,\u003c\/em\u003e1962; Born Free, 1966; The Last Safari, 1967), this new wave of films portrays a continent blighted by transnational corruption (\u003cem\u003eThe Constant Gardener\u003c\/em\u003e, 2005), genocide (\u003cem\u003eHotel Rwanda\u003c\/em\u003e, 2004; \u003cem\u003eShooting Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e, 2006), ‘failed states’ (\u003cem\u003eBlack Hawk Down\u003c\/em\u003e, 2001), illicit transnational commerce (\u003cem\u003eBlood Diamond\u003c\/em\u003e, 2006) and the unfulfilled promises of decolonization (\u003cem\u003eThe Last King of Scotland\u003c\/em\u003e, 2006). Conversely, where once Apartheid South Africa was a brutal foil for the romance of East Africa (\u003cem\u003eCry Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e, 1987; \u003cem\u003eA Dry White Season\u003c\/em\u003e, 1989), South Africa now serves as a redeemed contrast to the rest of the continent (\u003cem\u003eRed Dust\u003c\/em\u003e, 2004; \u003cem\u003eInvictus\u003c\/em\u003e, 2009). Writing from the perspective of long-term engagement with the contexts in which the films are set, anthropologists and historians reflect on these films and assess the contemporary place Africa holds in the North American and European cinematic imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“These compelling and nuanced essays critically assess the new wave of film on Africa.  From \u003c\/em\u003eBlack Hawk Down \u003cem\u003eto \u003c\/em\u003eRed Dust\u003cem\u003e, all the blockbusters are here – dissected and examined by writers with an intimate knowledge of the countries and their political and cultural settings.  This is essential and entertaining reading for anyone who wants to understand what it is we learn about Africa, and about the world’s relationship with Africa, in 21st century film.” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e ·  David M. Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Oxford\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e accessibly written book forms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e a welcome addition to media studies, approaches to the history of Africa, and anthropology, and demonstrates that academic specialists have pertinent things to say about the mass media to an audience outside of,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e as well as within,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e academia.  Through an exploration of myth and metaphor, the volume shows how, despite the laudable intentions of film directors, mythical histories of Africa continue to serve the needs of Westerners.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePat Caplan\u003c\/strong\u003e, Goldsmiths College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cinema\/Chimera?: The Re-presencing of Africa in 21st Century Film\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNigel Eltringham\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003e‘Print the Legend’: Myth and Reality in \u003cem\u003eThe Last King of Scotland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMark Leopold\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eBlack Hawk Down\u003c\/em\u003e: Recasting U.S. Military History at Somali Expense\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLidwien Kapteijns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pharma in Africa: Health, Corruption and Contemporary Kenya in \u003cem\u003eThe Constant Gardener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDaniel Branch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e War in the City, Crime in the Country: \u003cem\u003eBlood Diamond\u003c\/em\u003e and the Representation of Violence in the Sierra Leone War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDanny Hoffman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Showing What Cannot Be Imagined: \u003cem\u003eShooting Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHotel Rwanda\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNigel Eltringham\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eTorture, Betrayal and Forgiveness: \u003cem\u003eRed Dust\u003c\/em\u003e and the Search for Truth in Post-apartheid South Africa\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnnelies Verdoolaege\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Go \u003cem\u003eAmabokoboko!\u003c\/em\u003e: Rugby, Race, Madiba and the \u003cem\u003eInvictus\u003c\/em\u003e Creation Myth of a New South Africa\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDerek Charles Catsam\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tAuthor Biographies\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042210185559,"sku":"9781782380733","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781782380733.jpg?v=1750953455","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/framing-africa-portrayals-of-a-continent-in-contemporary-mainstream-cinema-9781782380733","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}