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Keywords
Spirit of love (Motion picture); Market sellers (Motion picture); $1, one dollar (Motion picture); Motion pictures--Nigeria; Motion pictures; Motion pictures--Western influences; Nigeria; Academic theses;
Abstract
This study makes a critical analysis of the portrayal of Western images in African-made films as represented in three selected Nigerian home-made movies. In other words, the study seeks to find out how images of Western European and North American cultures are portrayed in African films. The three films selected for the study are Spirit cf Love, Market Seller, and One Dollar. The films were selected on the basis of their popularity among Nigerian film audiences. They were also selected because they are recent, and are produced by renowned Nigerian filmmakers. The study utilized qualitative method to achieve its objective. Among other things, the study found that Western Europeans and North Americans are portrayed as individualistic, independent and free, selfish, exploitative, disrespectful, violent, technologically advanced, and fashionable. The study, however, demonstrates that the infusion of Western images in African films is to highlight those cultures that are alien to Africans, which are violating the African cultural space, and the need to expunge them. The study concludes with recommendations on how African film productions can be improved.
Year of Submission
2008
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Communication Studies
First Advisor
Chris Ogbondah
Second Advisor
Joyce Chen
Third Advisor
Anelia Dimitrova
Date Original
2008
Object Description
1 PDF file (102 leaves)
Copyright
©2008 Terence Ebi Ekiseh
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Ekiseh, Terence Ebi, "Western Images in African Media: A Semiotic Investigation of Three Nigerian-Made Films" (2008). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2564.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2564
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