Ghanaian literature

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Ghanaian Literature is literature produced by authors from Ghana or in the Ghanaian Diaspora. The tradition of literature starts with a long oral tradition, was influence heavily by western literature during colonial rule, and became prominent with a post-colonial nationalist tradition in the mid 20th century.[1][2][3] The current literary community continues with a diverse network of voices both within and outside the country today, including film, theatre, and modern digital formats such as blogging.[2][3]

The most prominent authors are novelists J. E. Casely Hayford, Ayi Kwei Armah and Nii Ayikwei Parkes, who gained international acclaim with the books Ethiopia Unbound (1911), The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (1968) and Tail of the Blue Bird (2009), respectively.[4] In addition to novels, other literature arts such as theatre and poetry have also had a very good development and support at the national level with prominent playwrights and poets Joe de Graft and Efua Sutherland.[4]

The Ghanaian national literature radio programme and accompanying publication Voices of Ghana (1955-1957) was one of the earliest on the African continent, and helped establish the scope of the contemporary literary tradition in Ghana.[5] Scholarship of Anglo-phone Africa sometimes favors literatures from other geographies, such as the literature of Nigeria.[6]

Cinema

This section is an excerpt from Cinema of Ghana.[edit]

Cinema of Ghana also known as the Ghana Film Industry nicknamed Ghallywood,[7] began when early film making was first introduced to the British colony of Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1923. At the time only affluent people could see the films, especially the colonial master of Gold Coast.[8][9][10] In the 1950s, film making in Ghana began to increase.[11][12][13][14] Cinemas were the primary venue for watching films until home video became more popular.[sources 1] The movie industry has no official name as yet since consultations and engagements with stakeholders has been ongoing when a petition was sent to the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture which suspended the use of the name Black Star Films.[23]

National Theatre of Ghana, Accra

See also

Notes

  1. ^ [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

References

  1. ^ Newell, Stephanie (2002). Literary Culture in Colonial Ghana: 'how to Play the Game of Life'. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34096-2.
  2. ^ a b "Literature in Ghana". Time Out Accra. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  3. ^ a b Yitah, Helen; Komasi, Mabel (2009). "Children's Literature in Ghana: A Survey". Children's Literature. 37 (1): 236–255. doi:10.1353/chl.0.0816. ISSN 1543-3374.
  4. ^ a b "Ghana". Amadeus (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. ^ Dodd, Jeffrey (2020), "Voices of Ghana, 2nd Edition", Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, 54:2, 345–346, DOI: 10.1080/00083968.2020.1731183.
  6. ^ Priebe, Richard (1978). "Popular Writing in Ghana: A Sociology and Rhetoric". Research in African Literatures. 9 (3): 395–432. ISSN 0034-5210. JSTOR 3818333.
  7. ^ Starrfm.com.gh (2021-12-18). "Tourism Ministry suspends new name for Ghana film industry — Starr Fm". Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  8. ^ Frindéthié, K. Martial (24 March 2009). Francophone African Cinema: History, Culture, Politics and Theory. McFarland. ISBN 9780786453566 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Ghana Movies – The beginning of the end? (Part 1)". Ghanamagazine.com. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  10. ^ Martin, Michael T. (1 January 1995). Cinemas of the Black Diaspora: Diversity, Dependence, and Oppositionality. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0814325882 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "Storytelling from the Margins: Accra's Emerging Cinema Shifts National Memory". accradotaltradio.com. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  12. ^ "The New Face Of Cinema In Ghana". Globe Entertainment. 13 August 2015.
  13. ^ Davis, Lauren (9 September 2009). "The Curious Art of Ghana's Mobile Movie Posters". gizmodo.com.
  14. ^ Frindéthié, K. Martial (24 March 2009). Francophone African Cinema: History, Culture, Politics and Theory. McFarland. ISBN 9780786453566 – via Google Books.
  15. ^ Mammadyarov, Riyad (2016-02-09). "Watch: Experience the Power of Ghanaian Cinema in Exclusive 'Nakom' Trailer - IndieWire". Indiewire.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  16. ^ Yamoah, Michael. "The New Wave in Ghana's Video Film Industry : Exploring the Kumawood Model". Ijictm.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  17. ^ Brown, Ryan Lenora (4 February 2016). "How Ghana's Gory, Gaudy Movie Posters Became High Art". The Atlantic.
  18. ^ Salm, Steven J.; Falola, Toyin (1 January 2002). Culture and Customs of Ghana. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313320507 – via Internet Archive.
  19. ^ Meyer, Birgit (16 October 2015). Sensational Movies: Video, Vision, and Christianity in Ghana. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520962651 – via Google Books.
  20. ^ Saul, Mahir; Austen, Ralph A. (12 October 2010). Viewing African Cinema in the Twenty-First Century: Art Films and the Nollywood Video Revolution. Ohio University Press. ISBN 9780821419311 – via Google Books.
  21. ^ Hayward, Susan (3 January 2013). Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts. Routledge. ISBN 9781135120856 – via Google Books.
  22. ^ Ukadike, Nwachukwu Frank (1 May 1994). Black African Cinema. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520912366 – via Google Books.
  23. ^ "'Blackstar Films' suspended as new brand name for GH film industry". Ghana Weekend. 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
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