African appropriations : cultural difference, mimesis, and media /

African appropriations : cultural difference, mimesis, and media /

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Author / Creator:	Krings, Matthias, 1967 September 26- author.
Imprint:	Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2015] ©2015
Description:	xii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	African expressive cultures African expressive cultures.
Subject:	Civilization. Cultural fusion. Manners and customs. Mass media and culture. Mass media -- Social aspects. Mass media and culture -- Africa. Mass media -- Social aspects -- Africa. Africa -- Civilization. Africa -- Social life and customs. Africa.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10768516

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ISBN:	9780253016294 0253016290 9780253016256 0253016258 9780253016409 0253016401 9780253016294
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Text in English.
Summary:	Why would a Hollywood film become a Nigerian video remake, a Tanzanian comic book, or a Congolese music video? Matthias Krings explores the myriad ways Africans respond to the relentless onslaught of global culture. He seeks out places where they have adapted pervasive cultural forms to their own purposes as photo novels, comic books, songs, posters, and even scam letters. These African appropriations reveal the broad scope of cultural mediation that is characteristic of our hyperlinked age. Krings argues that there is no longer an "original" or "faithful copy," but only endless transformations that thrive in the fertile ground of African popular culture.

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