Nollywood's Africa
Week 12 - November 5
Movie: The Prostitute (Kingsley Ogoro 2000)
- Read Jonathan Haynes article: "Nollywood: What's in a Name?"
- Read my article "Nollywood Confidential: the unlikely rise of Nigerian video film." (Transition Magazine. Du Bois Institute, Harvard University. 95: 98-109.)
The Lagos go-slow is back! This time in Tony Tetuila's classic My Car
Week 13 - November 12
Movie: Blood Money (Ojiofor Ezeanyanche 1996)
- Read my article: "Madness, Money, and Movies: Watching Nigerian Popular Videos with a Native Doctor's Guidance." Africa Today. 2002. 49(3): 78-94.
- Read: an editorial from Uganda condemning the effect of "voodoo infested" movies from Nigeria
In keeping with the Nollywood in Uganda theme, watch : Ki Nigeria by Harriet Kisakye (2006)
Week 14 - November 19
Movie: Issakaba (Lancelot Imasuen 2000)
- Read: "Juju and Justice at the Movies: Vigilantes in Nigerian Popular Videos." (African Studies Review. 2004. 47(3): 51-67.
Week 15 - November 26 - Thanksgiving Break
Week 16 - December 3
Movie: Osuofia in London (Kingsley Ogoro 2003)
Check out Osuofia in London, the music video, a musical synopsis of the movie in Pidgen English
Finals Week - Friday, Dec 12
We'll meet: 3:10-05:10
Movie: Osuofia in London 2 (Kingsley Ogoro 2003)
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