Bibliograph

African appropriations, cultural difference, mimesis, and media, Matthias Krings

Type

Label

African appropriations, cultural difference, mimesis, and media, Matthias Krings

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

African appropriations

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Matthias Krings

Series statement

African expressive cultures

Sub title

cultural difference, mimesis, and media

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

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator