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Author:

Ndanyi, Samson Kaunga, author.

Title:

Instructional cinema and African audiences in colonial Kenya, 1926-1963 / Samson Kaunga Ndanyi.

Publisher:

Lexington Books,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

v, 159 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Subject:

1900-1999
Instructional films--Kenya--History--20th century.
Motion picture industry--Kenya--History--20th century.
Propaganda, British--Kenya--History--20th century.
Motion pictures in propaganda--Kenya--History--20th century.
Politics and culture--Kenya.
History.
British colonies.
Civilization.
Cultural policy.
Instructional films.
Motion picture industry.
Motion pictures in propaganda.
Politics and culture.
Propaganda, British.
Great Britain--Cultural policy.--Africa--Cultural policy.
Kenya--Civilization--20th century.
Africa.
Kenya.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Chapter One. Making Instructional Cinema: Historical Overview -- Chapter Two. Mobile Cinema Vans and African Assistants -- Chapter Three. "A Problem of Something Like Chicago Gangsterdom": Mau Mau War and Instructional Cinema -- Chapter Four. Child Spectators and Cinema Spaces as Zones of Encounter and Contested Political and Cultural Power -- Chapter Five. "They Found Our Pictures Inferior in Quality": Africans' Reaction to Instructional Cinema -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

Summary:

"This book argues that African film audiences in colonial Kenya were not passive recipients of British cultural programs created to "teach" and "civilize" them. Rather, they rejected mediocre films and actively participated in the cinema discourse that brought about changes in cinema production"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1793649243
9781793649249

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1288194216

LCCN:

2021057318

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)