Nollywood stars : media and migration in West Africa and the diaspora /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
[2015]
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| Series: | New directions in national cinemas.
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.