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Author:
Dima, Vlad, author.
Title:
The beautiful skin : football, fantasy, and cinematic bodies in Africa / Vlad Dima.
Publisher:
Michigan State University Press,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
x, 249 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject:
Motion pictures--Africa--History.
Soccer in motion pictures.
Soccer films.
Human body in motion pictures.
Human body in motion pictures.
Motion pictures.
Soccer films.
Soccer in motion pictures.
Africa.
History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-244), filmography (pages 229-231) and index.
Contents:
Pre-game, also known as Introduction -- The Beautiful Fantasy -- The Beautiful Game -- The Beautiful Skin -- Extra-time, also known as Conclusion
Summary:
"By focusing on the metaphor of skin, this study investigates representations of football, fantasy, and body in African cinema and other art forms in order to reconsider neocolonial issues of identity and subjectivity"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
African humanities and the arts
ISBN:
1611863708
9781611863703
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1126348462
LCCN:
2019049227
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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