Beschreibung:
Women in African Cinema: Beyond the Body Politic showcases the very prolific but often marginalised presence of women in African cinema, both on the screen and behind the camera.
1. Women in African Cinema: Histories and Theories 2. The Multiplicity of Female Identities: Embracing Plurality 3. Female Friendships in Film: Affinities, Affiliations and Activism 4. Women in Revolution and Revolutionary Cinema 5. Daughters and Their Mothers: Between Conflict and Acceptance 6. African Women's Bodies: Journeys into Womanhood 7. (Re)defining Female Sexuality through Film 8. Spiritual Pathways to Emancipation