SOAS Research Online

Authored Books

Thomas, Michael W. (2022) Popular Ethiopian Cinema: Love and Other Genres. London: Bloomsbury. (World Cinema)

Edited Book or Journal Volume

Thomas, Michael W., Jedlowski, Alessandro and Ashagrie, Aboneh, eds. (2018) Cine-Ethiopia: The History and Politics of Film in the Horn of Africa. East Lansing, Michigan, United States: Michigan State University Press. (African Humanities and the Arts)

Book Chapters

Thomas, Michael W. (2022) 'Conclusion: Of fiker and film.' In: Popular Ethiopian Cinema: Love and Other Genres. London: Bloomsbury, pp. 215-224. (World Cinema)

Thomas, Michael W. (2022) 'Film exhibition in Ethiopia – A long history.' In: Popular Ethiopian Cinema: Love and Other Genres. London: Bloomsbury, pp. 31-65. (World Cinema)

Thomas, Michael W. (2022) 'Introduction: Courtship and the curiosity of cinema in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.' In: Popular Ethiopian Cinema: Love and Other Genres. London: Bloomsbury, pp. 1-28. (World Cinema)

Thomas, Michael W. (2022) 'Perceiving Amharic film genres.' In: Popular Ethiopian Cinema: Love and Other Genres. London: Bloomsbury, pp. 205-214. (World Cinema)

Thomas, Michael W. (2022) 'Producing Amharic film genres.' In: Popular Ethiopian Cinema: Love and Other Genres. London: Bloomsbury, pp. 190-204. (World Cinema)

Thomas, Michael W. (2022) 'Promoting Amharic film genres.' In: Popular Ethiopian Cinema: Love and Other Genres. London: Bloomsbury, pp. 177-189. (World Cinema)

Thomas, Michael W. (2022) 'Violence and order in the ልብ አንጠልጣይ ፊልም – lib anteltay film (suspense film).' In: Popular Ethiopian Cinema. London: Bloomsbury, pp. 136-154. (World Cinema)

Thomas, Michael W. (2022) 'The absence of romance and the የቤተሰብ ፊልም – yebeteseb film (family film).' In: Popular Ethiopian Cinema: Love and Other Genres. London: Bloomsbury, pp. 155-174. (World Cinema)

Thomas, Michael W. (2022) 'A history of film production in Ethiopia.' In: Popular Ethiopian Cinema: Love and Other Genres. London: Bloomsbury. (World Cinema)

Thomas, Michael W. (2022) 'The rise of the አስቂኝ የፍቅር ፊልም – assikiñ yefiker film (humorous love film).' In: Popular Ethiopian Cinema: Love and Other Genres. London: Bloomsbury, pp. 121-135. (World Cinema)

Thomas, Michael W. (2022) 'The የፍቅር ፊልም – yefiker film (love film).' In: Popular Ethiopian Cinema: Love and Other Genres. London: Bloomsbury. (World Cinema)

Thomas, Michael W. (2020) 'Reflexões Sobre o Preço do Amor (2015) E A Paisagem Urbana De Addis Abeba Por Hermon Hailay.' In: Esteves, Ana Camila and Oliveira, Jusciele, (eds.), Cinemas africanos contemporâneos: abordagens críticas. São Paulo: Sesc, pp. 261-264.

Thomas, Michael W. (2020) 'Contesting Visions of Ethiopia in Two Amharic Sports Films: Between Film Festivals and Local Commercial Cinema.' In: Crosson, Seán, (ed.), Sport, Film and National Culture. London: Routledge, pp. 206-223. (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society)

Thomas, Michael W. (2018) 'Behailu Wassie (scriptwriter and director), interviewed by Michael W. Thomas.' In: Thomas, Michael W., Jedlowski, Alessandro and Ashagrie, Aboneh, (eds.), Cine-Ethiopia: The History and Politics of Film in the Horn of Africa. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, pp. 239-248. (African humanities and the arts)

Thomas, Michael W. (2018) 'From Yeseytan Bet-Devil's House to 7D: Mapping Cinema's Multidimensional Manifestations in Ethiopia from Its Inception to Contemporary Developments.' In: Thomas, Michael W., Jedlowski, Alessandro and Ashagrie, Aboneh, (eds.), Cine-Ethiopia: The History and Politics of Film in the Horn of Africa. East Lansing, Michigan, United States: Michigan State University Press, pp. 1-26. (African Humanities and the Arts)

Thomas, Michael W., Jedlowski, Alessandro and Ashagrie, Aboneh (2018) 'Introduction.' In: Thomas, Michael W., Jedlowski, Alessandro and Ashagrie, Aboneh, (eds.), Cine-Ethiopia: The History and Politics of Film in the Horn of Africa. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press.

Thomas, Michael W. (2018) 'Whether to Laugh or to Cry? Explorations of Genre in Amharic Fiction Feature Films.' In: Thomas, Michael W., Jedlowski, Alessandro and Ashagrie, Aboneh, (eds.), Cine-Ethiopia: The History and Politics of Film in the Horn of Africa. East Lansing, Michigan, United States: Michigan State University Press, pp. 93-118. (African Humanities and the Arts)

Thomas, Michael W. (2014) 'Harvest 3000 Years/Mïrt Sost Shi Amät (Haile Gerima, 1976): A Revolutionary Ethiopian Film.' In: Bisschoff, Lizelle, (ed.), Africa's Lost Classics: New Histories of African Cinema. London: Legenda: Modern Humanities Research Association and Maney Publishing, pp. 182-189.

Journal Article

Thomas, Michael W. and Berry, Chris (2021) 'The New Americans? The Sino-African Relationship on Chinese and Ethiopian Screens.' Open Screens, 4 (1).

Jelowski, Alessandro and Thomas, Michael W. (2017) 'Representing 'otherness' in African popular media: Chinese characters in Ethiopian video-films.' Journal of African Cultural Studies, 29 (1). pp. 63-80.

Thomas, Michael W. (2015) 'The Local Film Sensation in Ethiopia: Aesthetic Comparisons with African Cinema and Alternative Experiences.' Black Camera, 7 (1). pp. 17-41.

Conference or Workshop Items

Thomas, Michael W. (2020) Toolkit: Ethiopia and Amharic Cinema. In: Decolonising Film and Screen Studies Nigeria Workshop, 16-18 March 2020, University of Lagos.

Book Reviews

Thomas, Michael W. (2017) 'Nollywood: The Creation of Nigerian Film Genres.' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 80 (3). xxviii -375.

Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs

Dovey, Lindiwe and Thomas, Michael W. (2020) Reflections on Creating Film Toolkits to Decolonise Academia and the Film Industry. Viewfinder Magazine [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Thomas, Michael W. (2015) Ethiopia in Transition at Film Africa 2015. Africainwords.com [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Other

Thomas, Michael W. (2016) 'Price of Love dir. by Hermon Hailay (review).' African Studies Review, 59 (1). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 237-239.

Thomas, Michael W. (2013) 'አትሌቱ - The Athlete: an Ethiopian voice, a universal appeal.' Journal of African Cultural Studies, 25 (1). London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 114-118.