{"product_id":"framing-africa-1764955817488","title":"Framing Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n\tThe first decade of the 21st century has seen a proliferation of North American and European films that focus on African politics and society. While once the continent was the setting for narratives of heroic ascendancy over self (\u003cem\u003eThe African Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, 1951; \u003cem\u003eThe Snows of Kilimanjaro\u003c\/em\u003e, 1952), military odds (\u003cem\u003eZulu\u003c\/em\u003e, 1964; \u003cem\u003eKhartoum\u003c\/em\u003e, 1966) and nature (\u003cem\u003eMogambo\u003c\/em\u003e, 1953; \u003cem\u003eHatari!,\u003c\/em\u003e1962; Born Free, 1966; The Last Safari, 1967), this new wave of films portrays a continent blighted by transnational corruption (\u003cem\u003eThe Constant Gardener\u003c\/em\u003e, 2005), genocide (\u003cem\u003eHotel Rwanda\u003c\/em\u003e, 2004; \u003cem\u003eShooting Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e, 2006), ‘failed states’ (\u003cem\u003eBlack Hawk Down\u003c\/em\u003e, 2001), illicit transnational commerce (\u003cem\u003eBlood Diamond\u003c\/em\u003e, 2006) and the unfulfilled promises of decolonization (\u003cem\u003eThe Last King of Scotland\u003c\/em\u003e, 2006). Conversely, where once Apartheid South Africa was a brutal foil for the romance of East Africa (\u003cem\u003eCry Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e, 1987; \u003cem\u003eA Dry White Season\u003c\/em\u003e, 1989), South Africa now serves as a redeemed contrast to the rest of the continent (\u003cem\u003eRed Dust\u003c\/em\u003e, 2004; \u003cem\u003eInvictus\u003c\/em\u003e, 2009). Writing from the perspective of long-term engagement with the contexts in which the films are set, anthropologists and historians reflect on these films and assess the contemporary place Africa holds in the North American and European cinematic imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nigel Etrnham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51395272147236,"sku":"9781782380733","price":104.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0880\/7635\/3828\/files\/CoreSourceHub_dca3b857-f672-449c-a3e5-5c66f6be587a.jpg?v=1764957058","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.co.uk\/products\/framing-africa-1764955817488","provider":"IndiePubs UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}