The History of Sub-Saharan African Literatures on Film
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This comprehensive history of cinematic adaptations of sub-Saharan African literatures analyzes social, economic and political factors that influenced the film versions of texts across a wide range of genres from 1896 to the present. Cinematic adaptations of sub-Saharan African literatures draw from a wide range of genres from West African folktales to Zulu legends, from Hausa popular literature to graphic novels or war narratives. To date there has not been a more comprehensive study concerned with the question of adaptation of African literature and oral traditions to the screen.
The contributors examine how adaptations of African literatures-in their multilingual and multicultural contexts-mirror trends and transitions in the region's literary and, particularly, cinematic histories. Instead of focusing on a particular filmmaker or relying on case studies, analyses depart from the notion that sub-Saharan African cinematic adaptations are deeply influenced by historical moments and political and economic transitions.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Decolonizing the Gaze: Pioneering African Cinema and Adaptation as Political Act (1953-1969)(Vlad Dima, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)
Chapter 2: Adaptation and Revolutionary Aesthetics (1970-1982) (Lizelle Bisschoff, University of Glasgow, UK)
Chapter 3: Re-Framing History, National Identity and Social Life: Adaptation in Troubled Decades (1980s-1990s) (Lindiwe Dovey, SOAS, University of London, UK)
Chapter 4: Toward a More Commercially Viable Filmmaking: Popular Theatre and Market Literature Adapted for African Screens (1990-2000)(Manouchka Kelly Labouba, University of Southern California, USA)
Chapter 5: From Book to Film to Digital Event (200-2010) (Bhakti Shringarpure, University of Connecticut, USA)
Chapter 6: The New Look of World Literature on Screen (2008-present) (Sara Hanaburgh, St. John's University, USA)
Conclusion (Sara Hanaburgh)
Bibliography
Appendices
Index
Product details
| Published | 23 Jul 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 9781501330841 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 36 bw illus |
| Series | The History of World Literatures on Film |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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