African Film Studies - An Introduction

African Film Studies is an accessible and engaging introduction to African cinemas, showcasing the diverse cinematic expressions across the continent. Bringing African cinemas out of the margins and into mainstream film studies, the book provides a succinct overview of the history, aesthetics, and theory of sub-Saharan African cinematic productions.

Updated throughout, this new edition includes new chapters on Nollywood, Ethiopian cinema, Streaming, and the rise of televisual series, which serve to complement the book-s main themes:

• Overview of African cinema(s): Questions assumptions and defines the characteristics of African cinemas across linguistic, geographic, and filmic divides
• History of African cinemas: Spans the history of film in Africa from colonial import and -appropriation of the gaze-, the rise of Nollywood and local TV series to streaming, as well as building connections with the development of African American cinema
• Aestheti