Capturing Culture
Capturing Culture The book identifies and critically analyses Hausa contemporary films known as Kannywood. How traditional theaters are re-enacted and re-framed during filmmaking, and how far are…
Specifikacia Capturing Culture
Capturing Culture
The book identifies and critically analyses Hausa contemporary films known as Kannywood. How traditional theaters are re-enacted and re-framed during filmmaking, and how far are traditional traits captured, changed, or enriched in video film are some issues the book negotiates on. The focus is on video films with particular emphasis on sources in oral literature.
The new medium is integrated into the ongoing traditional and cultural surroundings, where native narrative traditions have been adopted into the global film medium, which is in alignment with contemporary media The harmony between orature and technology, as generated by means of the transported film medium is expressed in the book.