Facts, Fiction, and African Creative Imaginations
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Routledge African Studies
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- Englisch ausgewählt
Fr. 259.00
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
06.08.2009
Abbildungen
29 Halftones, black and white 29 Illustrations, black and white
Herausgeber
Falola Toyin + weitereVerlag
Taylor and FrancisSeitenzahl
348
Maße (L/B/H)
22.9/15.2/2.3 cm
Gewicht
810 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-415-80316-8
This volume brings together insights from distinguished scholars from around the world to address the facts, fiction and creative imaginations in the pervasive portrayals of Africa, its people, societies and cultures in the literature and the media. The fictionalization of Africa and African issues in the media and the popular literature that blends facts and fiction has rendered perceptions of Africa, its cultures, societies, customs, and conflicts often superficial and deficient in the popular Western consciousness. The book brings eminent scholars from a variety of disciplines to sort out the persistent fictionalization of Africa, from facts pertaining to the genesis of powerful cultural, political or religious icons, the historical and cultural significance of "intriguing" customs (such as tribal marks), gender relations, causes of conflicts and African responses, and creative imaginations in contemporary African films, fiction and literature, among others.
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