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Queer African Cinemas
Duke University Press, 2022
Cloth: 978-1-4780-1540-6 | Paper: 978-1-4780-1801-8 | eISBN: 978-1-4780-2263-3 Library of Congress Classification PN1995.9.H55G744 2022
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
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 antiqueer 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. See other books on: Gays in motion pictures | Green-Simms, Lindsey B. | Homosexuality and motion pictures | Homosexuality in motion pictures | Motion pictures See other titles from Duke University Press |
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Queer African Cinemas
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Duke University Press, 2022
Cloth: 978-1-4780-1540-6
Paper: 978-1-4780-1801-8
eISBN: 978-1-4780-2263-3
Cloth: 978-1-4780-1540-6
Paper: 978-1-4780-1801-8
eISBN: 978-1-4780-2263-3
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 antiqueer 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.
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC | REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE
