(Re)imagining African Independence: Film, Visual Arts and the Fall of the Portuguese Empire (Reconfiguring Identities in the Portuguese-Speaking World) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1787073181 ISBN 13: 9781787073180

Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

The fortieth anniversary of the independence of the African countries colonized by Portugal presents a valuable opportunity to reassess how colonialism has been «imagined» through the medium of the moving image. The essays collected in this volume investigate Portuguese colonialism and its filmic and audio-visual imaginaries both during and after the Estado Novo regime, examining political propaganda films shot during the liberation wars and exploring the questions and debates these generate. The book also highlights common aspects in the emergence of a national cinema in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau. By reanimating (and decolonizing) the archive, it represents an important contribution to Portuguese colonial history, as well as to the history of cinema and the visual arts.

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About the Author

Maria do Carmo Piçarra is an FCT Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Communication and Society Research at the University of Minho and the Centre for Film Aesthetics and Cultures at the University of Reading.

Teresa Castro is Associate Professor in Film Studies and Image Theory at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787073181
• ISBN 13: 9781787073180
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 290
• Editor: Piçarra Maria Do Carmo, Castro Teresa