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Title:'They stole the show!': Indian films in coastal Tanzania, 1950s-1980s
Author:Fair, LauraISNI
Year:2010
Periodical:Journal of African Media Studies (ISSN 1751-7974)
Volume:2
Issue:1
Pages:91-106
Language:English
Geographic terms:Tanzania
India
Subjects:films
audiences
Abstract:Utilizing rare and innovative source materials, including hundreds of interviews and survey responses, as well as box-office receipts and archival sources, this article provides insights into the history of audience preferences in Tanzania from the 1950s to the 1980s. It reveals a long-term passion for Indian films amongst Tanzanians of all class, ethnic and gender backgrounds, and explores the nature of movie-going in Tanzania. The article also describes innovative exhibition practices inspired by the overwhelming audience demand for Indian films, such as 'reeling' and a black market trade in cinema tickets. While hinting at the complex reasons why Indian films became so popular among East African audiences, the article adds to the increasingly vocal calls for recognition of the place of both audiences and non-Western producers and distributors in our understanding of global media flows. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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