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>âTradition and colour at its bestâ: âtraditionâ and âheritageâ in Ghanaian video-movies1 This essay is part of my long-term research on Ghanaian video movies which I started in 1996. Funding of the research was made possible by various grants from the Netherlands Foundation for Scientific Research (NWO). View all notes
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âTradition and colour at its bestâ: âtraditionâ and âheritageâ in Ghanaian video-movies1 This essay is part of my long-term research on Ghanaian video movies which I started in 1996. Funding of the research was made possible by various grants from the Netherlands Foundation for Scientific Research (NWO). View all notes
This essay focuses on the representation of âtraditionâ and âheritageâ in Ghanaian video films, which are frequently critiqued by accomplished filmmakers (as well as global audiences accustomed to âAfrican Cinemaâ) for offering a negative image of Africa. Film is shown to be situated in the midst of tensions and cleavages about âtraditionâ and âheritageâ, between state and Christian-Pentecostal views that hark back to the colonial era. With the commercialization of film production in the aftermath of democratization, movies have increasingly come to depend on audience approval. Two modes of depicting âtraditionâ and âheritageâ and the ways in which they offer pleasurable experiences to audiences are explored. First, I show that a great number of video films surf along with the popularity of Pentecostal churches that view âtraditionâ and âheritageâ as devilish legacies from the past that need to be overcome, instead of being cherished as a repository of cultural values. Secondly, focusing on the so-called âepicâ genre and other recent attempts to picture âtraditionâ and âheritageâ in a more positive light, I identify a subtle shift from an understanding of âtraditionâ and âheritageâ in binary terms of âgoodâ and âevilâ towards a visual aestheticization of âthe pastâ that produces nostalgic pleasure. Based on these explorations, I argue for a performative (rather than essentializing) approach to âtraditionâ and âheritageâ that takes into account video filmmakers' creative use of traditional repertoires. This approach challenges the opposition of âAfrican Cinemaâ and âvideo moviesâ that still underpins much scholarly work on and debates about film in Africa.View full textDownload full textKeywordsGhanaian video films, imagination of tradition, heritage politics, visual aesthetics, epic movies, ChristianityRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13696810903488553
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机译:本文重点介绍加纳视频电影中“传统”和“遗产”的代表性,这些电影经常被精通电影的制片人(以及习惯于“非洲电影”的全球观众)批评以提供非洲的负面形象。电影被显示为处于“传统”和“遗产”之间的紧张和分裂之中,介于国家和基督教-五旬节观点之间,这种观点回溯到殖民时代。民主化之后,随着电影制作的商业化,电影越来越依赖观众的认可。探索了两种描述“传统”和“遗产”的模式,以及它们为观众提供愉悦体验的方式。首先,我证明,随着五旬节教会的流行,大量的录像带都在浏览,这些教会将“传统”和“遗产”视为过去的恶魔遗产,需要克服而不是珍惜。作为文化价值的资料库。其次,着眼于所谓的“史诗”体裁以及最近以更积极的眼光描绘“传统”和“遗产”的其他尝试,我发现从对“传统”和“遗产”的理解中有微妙的转变。传统的“传统”和“遗产”以“善”和“恶”的二元形式呈现给视觉化的“过去”视觉美感,从而产生怀旧的愉悦感。基于这些探索,我主张对“传统”和“遗产”采取一种表演性(而非本质化)的方法,其中要考虑到视频电影制片人对传统曲目的创造性使用。这种方法挑战了“非洲电影”和“视频电影”的对立面,后者仍然支撑着许多有关非洲电影的学术研究和辩论。查看全文下载全文关键字加纳的视频电影,传统的想象力,遗产政治,视觉美学,史诗电影,基督教相关变量var addthis_config = {ui_cobrand:“泰勒和弗朗西斯在线”,servicescompact:“ citlikelike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,更多”,pubid:“ ra -4dff56cd6bb1830b“};添加到候选列表链接永久链接http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13696810903488553
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