Nollywood stars : media and migration in West Africa and the diaspora / Noah A. Tsika.
Series: New directions in national cinemasPublisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2015]Copyright date: copy©2015Description: 1 online resource (380 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780253015716 (cl : alk. paper)
- 9780253015754 (pb : alk. paper)
- 9780253015808 (e-book)
- 791.4309669 23
- PN1993.5.N55 T85 2015eb
eBooks
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: global stars in Nigeria's postindependence firmament from Ossie Davis to Doctor Bello -- From Yoruba to YouTube: studying Nollywood's star system -- Glittering video: format, fashion, and the materiality of Nollywood stardom -- A mobile glow: Nollywood stardom and corporate globalism -- When stars collide: Lady Gaga and the pirating of a globalized persona -- Nollywood's progeny: stardom and the politics of youth empowerment -- Professionalizing childhood: Nollywood and the new youth transnationalism -- Afterword: honoring Nollywood stars.
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