{"product_id":"queer-african-cinemas-9781478018018","title":"Queer African Cinemas","description":"In \u003ci\u003eQueer African Cinemas\u003c\/i\u003e, Lindsey B. Green-Simms examines films produced by and about queer Africans in the first two decades of the twenty-first century in an environment of increasing antiqueer violence, efforts to criminalize homosexuality, and other state-sanctioned homophobia. Green-Simms argues that these films not only record the fear, anxiety, and vulnerability many queer Africans experience; they highlight how queer African cinematic practices contribute to imagining new hopes and possibilities. Examining globally circulating international art films as well as popular melodramas made for local audiences, Green-Simms emphasizes that in these films queer resistance--contrary to traditional narratives about resistance that center overt and heroic struggle--is often practiced from a position of vulnerability. By reading queer films alongside discussions about censorship and audiences, Green-Simms renders queer African cinema as a rich visual archive that documents the difficulty of queer existence as well as the potentials for queer life-building and survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLindsey B. Green-Simms is Associate Professor of Literature at American University and author of \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Automobility: Car Culture in West Africa\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50483077382418,"sku":"9781478018018","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3cc4e5fa-cdca-4733-8daf-a5dd78856b6d.jpg?v=1730356670","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/queer-african-cinemas-9781478018018","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}