Sembene

Imagining Alternatives in Film and Fiction

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

This study of Sembene Ousmane gives an overview of his work in fiction and on screen.Sembene is one of the major figures of African literature, and also one of Africa's foremost film directors. This is the first study to give an overview of his work in fiction and on screen. This book examines Sembene Ousmane's radical reinterpretation of African history and culture, focusing on representations of the African city, animism, the role of women, colonialism and neo-colonialism. The author argues that Sembene 'imagines alternatives' to the dominant narratives of both Africa in general, and Senegal in particular.North America: Africa World Press

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-01-01
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:James Currey
ISBN:9780852555552

Utforska kategorier

Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Biografi: konst och underhållning inom Biografier
Film inom Kultur

Recensioner i media

Murphy is industrious: he has amassed a huge bibliography, and he is lucid, balanced, and intelligent in handling his sources. ...Murphy has performed a useful service in drawing together a wide-ranging array of materials, much of which will be unfamiliarto Anglophone readers.

Innehållsförteckning

Imagining Africa - Sembene & the problematics of resistance & representation in postcolonial discourse; the teller & the tale - writing alternative histories in "Voltaique" and "Vehi-Ciosane"; filming Africa - the location of an urban African discourse in "Le Mandat"/"Mandabi"; the indiscreet charm of the African bourgeoisie? consumerism, fetishism & socialism in "Xala"; mothers, daughters & prostitutes - the representation of women in Sembene's work; dis-membering empire, re-membering resistance - the memory of colonialism in "Emitai", "Ceddo", and "Camp de Thiaroye"; absence & power - the hollow centre of the neo-colonial order in "Le Dernier de l'empire" and "Guelwaar". Appendix: interview with Sembene.