Nollywood stars : media and migration in West Africa and the diaspora /

Tsika, Noah, 1983-

Nollywood stars : media and migration in West Africa and the diaspora / Noah A. Tsika. - 1 online resource (380 pages) : illustrations. - New directions in national cinemas . - New directions in national cinemas. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: global stars in Nigeria's postindependence firmament from Ossie Davis to Doctor Bello -- From Yoruba to YouTube: studying Nollywood's star system -- Glittering video: format, fashion, and the materiality of Nollywood stardom -- A mobile glow: Nollywood stardom and corporate globalism -- When stars collide: Lady Gaga and the pirating of a globalized persona -- Nollywood's progeny: stardom and the politics of youth empowerment -- Professionalizing childhood: Nollywood and the new youth transnationalism -- Afterword: honoring Nollywood stars.

9780253015808


Motion pictures--History and criticism.--Nigeria
Motion picture actors and actresses--Nigeria.


Electronic books.

PN1993.5.N55 / T85 2015

791.4309669