Chapter 11. A Lagosian Lady Gaga: Cross-Cultural Identifi cation in Nollywood’s Anti-Biopic Cycle

Tsika, Noah

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“…In the Nigerian films produced at the lowest cost, repetition was, and is, commonplace, leading to the early emergence of genres as detailed by Haynes, but also of cycles within genres as acknowledged by Noah Tsika (2015Tsika ( , 2016. Repetition enabled easy recognition of narratives, actors, and plots, which guaranteed the sales of the films even when profits were minimal.…”

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Pleasures of the Nollywood Familiar and Everyday Life

Adejunmobi¹

2022

Afr. Stud. Rev.

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Sequels, spinoffs, serials, and other kinds of generic works are prevalent in Nollywood filmmaking and popular with fans. These spinoffs and other generic works are characterized by a degree of familiarity, made evident in their repetitive and or affiliative dimensions. According to Adejunmobi, familiarity as a mode of media engagement in Nollywood generates specific pleasures connected to the repetitive dimensions of the films and television shows. These highly repetitive works also sustain a type of leisure activity for viewers without dedicated leisure time who combine Nollywood viewing with everyday work. This form of leisure is identified as a leisure of concomitance.

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Pleasures of the Nollywood Familiar and Everyday Life

Adejunmobi¹

2022

Afr. Stud. Rev.

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Chapter 11. A Lagosian Lady Gaga: Cross-Cultural Identifi cation in Nollywood’s Anti-Biopic Cycle

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Pleasures of the Nollywood Familiar and Everyday Life

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