Nollywood in Glocal Perspective

Preface Section I. Evolution and Historical Perspectives 1. History and Evolution of Nollywood: A Look at Early and Late Influences; Adesina Lukman Azeez 2. From Nigerian Film Industry to Nollywood: Landmarking the Evolution of the New Wave Cinema; Shaibu Hassan Husseini and Oloruntola A. Sunday 3. From Informality to 'New Nollywood': Evolution and Implications for the Audience; Gloria Chimeziem Ernest-Samuel and Ngozi Uduma 4. Challenges of Technological Innovation on Film Production in Nollywood; Soji Alabi Section II. Sociocultural Perspectives 5. Nollywood as an Agent of African Culture and Identity; Olufemi J. Abodunrin and Ogungbemi Christopher Akintola 6. Nollywood and Social Change in Nigeria; Agaptus Anaele 7. Sexuality and Negotiation: A Nego-Feminist Reading of Keeping My Man (2013); Morountodun Joseph 8. Nollywood and Prosocial Entertainment; Bala A. Musa Section III. Local and Global Influence 9. Genre Preferences among the Benin Video-Film Audience in Nollywood; Osakue Stevenson Omoera 10. Socioeconomic Psychology of Nigeria's Nollywood and Kannywood Film Industries; Abdulmutallib Ado Abubakar and Sharafa Dauda 11. Nollywood-Inspired Filmmaking in Europe: A Swiss Example; Sandra Mooser 12. Multichoice Corporation's Intervention in Nollywood: A Case Study in Glocal Partnership - Expectations, Issues, and Outcomes; Gloria Chimeziem Ernest-Samuel 13. Digital Revolution and the Empowerment of Women in the Movie Industry in Sub-Saharan Africa: Vistas from Nollywood to Riverwood; Bala A. Musa