In Praise of Ostentation: Social Class in Lagos and the Aesthetics of Nollywood's Ówàḿbẹ̀ Genres.

New Nollywood's representation of the social life of Lagos is enacted through Ówàḿbẹ̀ as a cinematic strategy that underscores the contradictions inherent in the politics of pleasure and materialism. A performative display of wealth expressed through the social drama of partying, as well as wild and...

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Publicado en:	African Studies Vol. 80; no. 3/4; pp. 434 - 451
Autor principal:	Yékú, James
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep-Dec 2021
Materias:	Social classes Collective representation Aesthetics Elite (Social sciences) Family values Lagos (Nigeria)
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