Meaninglessness: Time, Rhythm, and the Undead in Postcolonial Cinema by Dima, Vlad

Meaninglessness: Time, Rhythm, and the Undead in Postcolonial Cinema

For too long, the approach to seemingly universal experiences like love, death, and even time in film...
$188.55 AUD
$188.55 AUD
SKU: 9781611864380
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 0 left in stock
Author: Vlad Dima
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: $188.55
10 customers are viewing this product
Meaninglessness: Time, Rhythm, and the Undead in Postcolonial Cinema by Dima, Vlad

Meaninglessness: Time, Rhythm, and the Undead in Postcolonial Cinema

$188.55

Meaninglessness: Time, Rhythm, and the Undead in Postcolonial Cinema

$188.55
Author: Vlad Dima
Format: Paperback
Language: English
For too long, the approach to seemingly universal experiences like love, death, and even time in film has been dominated by the Global North. But what if such explorations developed horizontally instead? Drawing from both European and African cultural theorists, including Gilles Deleuze and Wole Soyinka, Vlad Dima invites us to consider what happens to postcolonial African film if we no longer privilege the idea of time. How else might we understand the cinematic image, and how would its meanings change? Meaninglessness: Time, Rhythm, and the Undead in Postcolonial Cinema is a study of meaning and meaninglessness through the figure of the undead, beginning with francophone Africa and extending to postcolonial France. Through the analysis of films like Mati Diop's Atlantics and Jean-Pierre Bekolo's Miraculous Weapons, Dima shows how the African cinematic image may produce meaning without any attachment to European time, and how that meaning is connected instead to the philosophy of negritude and to the notion of rhythm. Meaninglessness introduces the concept of the rhythm-sequence as a new way to understand the African moving image.

Author: Vlad Dima
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Published: 09/01/2022
Pages: 220
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781611864380

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Related Products

Recently Viewed Products