A prequel to Nollywood: South African photo novels and their pan-African consumption in the late 1960s

Krings, Matthias

doi:10.1080/13696810903488611

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“…The transcripts are silent on the contemporary lives of the 'extras'. Others such as Matthias Krings (2010) speculate that photo-magazines such as African Film were distant forerunners ('prequels') to Nollywood. Not surprisingly, it is difficult to see how the James Bond-like characters of the photo-magazines such as Lance Spearman could be prequels to gate-men or okada riders.…”

Section: Madam: Get Out!mentioning

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Nollywood’s aporias part 1: Gatemen

Mboti

2014

Journal of African Cinemas

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Nollywood's aporias part 1 1 : Gatemen abstractNigerian video films are distinct for the way in which they have apparently revolutionized -and then standardized -the portrayal of everyday social worlds. Many scripts routinely place ordinary men and women at the centre of the unfolding of everyday-world stories. However, the character of the gateman -as that of the okada rider and the market woman, among others -in 'generic' Nigerian movies is surprisingly underdeveloped. Gatemen in Nigerian video films are constantly not shown. Their recurring function is to open and close gates, allowed here and there to say a few words in response to the oga or madam's questions. They seldom speak when not spoken to. This article draws attention to the aporetic structured absences in Nollywood films and Nollywood film criticism, specifically the parts played and not played by gate-men. It argues that the non-portrayal of the everyday worlds of gatemen -beyond opening and closing gates -suggests that Nollywood movies and Nollywood theorists are yet to fully evolve a 'thinking' and re-thinking of everyday social worlds in terms that specifically call into question hierarchy and what-is. The article uses the figure of the gateman to present semi-theoretical reflections by a nonNigerian African, reflecting on the reading of gaps in the generic Nollywood film. Its purpose is less an exploration of Nigerian socio-politics as a polemical theoretical reflection on exigencies of method.

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Section: Madam: Get Out!mentioning

confidence: 98%

Nollywood’s aporias part 1: Gatemen

Mboti

2014

Journal of African Cinemas

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“…H. Fox and D. Lobo are with Burapha University International College, Thailand (e-mail: foxhugh@yahoo.com; DesmondLobo@yahoo.com). [1].…”

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Technology-Based Communication Projects at an International College in Thailand

Fox¹

2012

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Abstract-Budget constraints need not be an obstacle to infusing technology into the classroom curriculum, as in the past. This paper discusses how educational organizations can take advantage of free or online software, such as Comic Life, Prezi and Windows Movie Maker. Having taught the same courses before without the technology add-ons, we found that the infusion of technology into our classes was a positive one for both the instructors and the students.Index Terms-E-education and e-learning technologies, photo novels, comic life, prezi, windows movie maker, animoto.

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African film and video: pleasure, politics, performance

Dovey

2010

Journal of African Cultural Studies

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A prequel to Nollywood: South African photo novels and their pan-African consumption in the late 1960s

Cited by 9 publications

References 2 publications

Nollywood’s aporias part 1: Gatemen

Nollywood’s aporias part 1: Gatemen

Technology-Based Communication Projects at an International College in Thailand

African film and video: pleasure, politics, performance

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