Queer African cinemas /
"In Queer African Cinemas, Lindsey B. Green-Simms examines films produced by and about queer Africans in the first two decades of the twenty-first century in an environment of increasing anti-queer violence, efforts to criminalize homosexuality, and other state-sanctioned homophobia. Green-Simm...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
2022.
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| Series: | Camera obscura book (Duke University Press)
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| Online Access: | Full text (Open Access) |
| Summary: | "In Queer African Cinemas, Lindsey B. Green-Simms examines films produced by and about queer Africans in the first two decades of the twenty-first century in an environment of increasing anti-queer violence, efforts to criminalize homosexuality, and other state-sanctioned homophobia. Green-Simms argues that these films not only record the fear, anxiety, and vulnerability many queer Africans experience; they highlight how queer African cinematic practices contribute to imagining new hopes and possibilities. Examining globally circulating international art films as well as popular melodramas made for local audiences, Green-Simms emphasizes that in these films queer resistance-contrary to traditional narratives about resistance that center overt and heroic struggle-is often practiced from a position of vulnerability. By reading queer films alongside discussions about censorship and audiences, Green-Simms renders queer African cinema as a rich visual archive that documents the difficulty of queer existence as well as the potentials for queer life-building and survival"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 250 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1478022639 9781478022633 147809365X 9781478093657 |