Symbolic Narratives/African Cinema : Audiences, Theory and the Moving Image Book

	List of Contributors
	Preface and Acknowledgements
	Abbreviations
1	Introduction: African Cinema and the Emergent Africa	3
2	Africa, the West and the Analogy of Culture: The Cinematic Text after Man	25
3	The Iconography of African Cinema: What Is It and How Is It Identified?
	Introduction	79
	The Iconography of West African Cinema	81
	Respondents	90
4	Is the Decolonisation of the Mind a Prerequisite for the Independence of Thought and the Creative Practice of African Cinema?
	Introduction	93
	The Intolerable Gift	97
	Respondents	103
5	What is the Link between Chosen Genres and Developed Ideologies in African Cinema?
	Introduction	106
	African Cinema and Ideology: Tendencies and Evolution	109
	Respondents	122
6	African Cinema and Postmodernist Criticism
	Introduction	134
	Searching for the Postmodern in African Cinema	136
	Respondents	145
7	Information Technology, Power, Cinema and Television in Africa
	Introduction	153
	Power, Cinema and TV in Africa	158
	Respondents	176
8	Can African Cinema Achieve the Same Level of Indigenisation as Other Popular African Art Forms?
	Introduction	183
	Commentary	185
	Discussion	187
	Respondents	191
9	Audiences and the Critical Appreciation of Cinema in Africa
	Introduction	195
	Unwinding the African Dream on African Ground	197
	Respondents	227
10	Weapons of Resistance	237
11	The Homecoming of African Cinema	239
App. A	Conference Structure	245
App. B	Conference Screenings	249
	Index	251