The presentation of African government leaders or Sovereigns' in selected African and mainstream films

Tjalle, Rosalie Olivia Vanessa

Title: The presentation of African government leaders or Sovereigns' in selected African and mainstream films
Creator: Tjalle, Rosalie Olivia Vanessa
Subject: Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- Africa Political science -- Philosophy
Subject: Sovereignty
Date Issued: 2015
Date: 2015
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MA
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/12392
Identifier: vital:27062
Description: African Cinema is an entity as diverse as the various countries, languages and cultures on this continent. The entertainment value of Cinema has been more popular than the study of its ideological significance, but nevertheless in a contemporary Africa where politics affect the social, cultural and economical survival of its citizens, Cinema can be used as a valuable asset and a powerful means of communication that can conscientize and educate African audiences. Thomas Hobbes’s leadership model and political theory of sovereignty, though a XVIIth century framework, can theoretically contribute in the analysis of the representation of African leadership styles in Cinema. This article analyzes four fiction films representing four different political leaders in, respectively, South Africa, Uganda, Cameroon and Nigeria. A film content analysis will explore the different representation of leadership styles, the personality of each leader, the power struggles in each society and how this may suggest value judgments about African leadership to the films’ various target audiences.
Format: 135 leaves
Format: pdf
Publisher: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Publisher: Faculty of Education
Language: English
Rights: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

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