Lecture
Marrying outside of a defined social group
What is exogamy?
"The city by the lagoon," cultural birthplace of the Nollywood film industry
What is Lagos?
The titular character of a well-known serial, she bewitches and ultimately kills her husband and his first wife
Who is Mayimona?
Name for the urban public culture of Kinshasa, portrayed as the clear opposite of church teachings
What is La Kinoiserie?
Aimee Semple McPherson pioneered the use of this technology to spread her sermons
What is radio?
An African nation that co-produces many movies with Nigerian filmmakers and has its own growing film industry
What is Ghana?
Congolese ethnic group often portrayed as the epitome of a "traditional" people in opposition to Christianity
Who are the Luba?
A Zimbabwean author who criticized the emptiness of Nollywood film, saying “what you see is what you get”
Who is Tsitsi Dangarembga?
The estimated number of Pentecostal Christians worldwide
What is 600 million?
Nigerian idea of tainted wealth gained from occult rituals, associated with nouveau riche
What is blood money?
Cultural organizations that influence discussion about sexuality in Kinshasa
What are gender games?
Acting troupe that produces many prominent maboke serials
What is Cinarc?
The Yanzi practice of marriage between a man and his matrilateral second cross-cousin
What is kitshuili?
A Living in Bondage character haunted by the ghost of his wife, who he sacrificed for material gain
Who is Andy Okeke?
Mystic law that used to refer to any major social transgression, now used mainly for adultery
What is tshibao?
Zimbabwean president who sought legitimacy by publicly partnering with the rising Pentecostal church
Who is Robert Mugabe?
These idioms of sexuality refer to more "respectable" gay men in the Kinshasa club scene
What are papas and réglos?
A phrase used by critics to harshly describe the rituals and superstitions promoted in many Nollywood films
What is fetish culture?
In Yanzi marriage tradition, this male role means "the owner of the girl"
What is ngatyul?
Phrase to describe people who flip sides along axes of sexuality, viewed with distrust
What is Dual SIM?