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Lusophone Africa: Beyond Independence
Fernando Arenas
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Description for Lusophone Africa: Beyond Independence
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AVC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Lusophone Africa: Beyond Independence is a study of the contemporary cultural production of Portuguese-speaking Africa and its critical engagement with globalization in the aftermath of colonialism, especially since the advent of multiparty politics and market-oriented economies.
Exploring the evolving relationship of Lusophone Africa with Portugal, its former colonial power, and Brazil, Fernando Arenas situates the countries on the geopolitical map of contemporary global forces. Drawing from popular music, film, literature, cultural history, geopolitics, and critical theory to investigate the postcolonial condition of Portuguese-speaking Africa, Arenas offers an entirely original discussion of world music phenomenon Cesária Évora, as well as the ... Read more
Lusophone Africa: Beyond Independence is a study of the contemporary cultural production of Portuguese-speaking Africa and its critical engagement with globalization in the aftermath of colonialism, especially since the advent of multiparty politics and market-oriented economies.
Exploring the evolving relationship of Lusophone Africa with Portugal, its former colonial power, and Brazil, Fernando Arenas situates the countries on the geopolitical map of contemporary global forces. Drawing from popular music, film, literature, cultural history, geopolitics, and critical theory to investigate the postcolonial condition of Portuguese-speaking Africa, Arenas offers an entirely original discussion of world music phenomenon Cesária Évora, as well as the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816669844
SKU
V9780816669844
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About Fernando Arenas
Fernando Arenas is professor of Lusophone African, Brazilian, and Portuguese studies at the University of Minnesota.
Reviews for Lusophone Africa: Beyond Independence
"Lusophone Africa is a pioneering, exceedingly well researched and well-documented study of important aspects of Lusophone African cultural expression in their postcolonial social and political contexts. Along with being a significant scholarly work, because of Fernando Arenas’ numerous visits to the Lusophone African countries, where he has met with many eminent musicians and singers, movie makers, and authors of literary ... Read more