Cinematic Portrayals of African Women and Girls in Political Conflict

This book provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the cinematic representations of the experiences of African women and girls in situations of political conflict.

Norita Mdege is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow on the project ’WOMPOL-AFRICA: Women Politicians in Africa: War of Symbols and the Struggle for Political Legitimacy’ at the Geneva Graduate Institute. She has a PhD in film studies from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her areas of interest include postcolonial studies, decolonial studies, gender studies, women and girls in Africa, youth studies, political conflict, African cinemas and cultural politics.