Black and White - 9781138817852

Name: Black and White - 9781138817852
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Black and WhiteCinema, politics and the arts in Zimbabwe\nAuthor(s): Agnieszka Piotrowska\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138817852, 978-1138817852\nSynopsis\nIn Black and White Agnieszka Piotrowska presents a unique insight into the contemporary arts scene in Zimbabwe an area that has received very limited coverage in research and the media. The book combines theory with literature, film, politics and culture and takes a psychosocial and psychoanalytic perspective to achieve a truly interdisciplinary analysis.\n\nPiotrowska focuses in particular on the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) as well as the cinema, featuring the work of Rumbi Katedza and Joe Njagu. Her personal experience of time spent in Harare, working in collaborative relationships with Zimbabwean artists and filmmakers, informs the book throughout. It features examples of their creative work on the ground and examines the impact it.