Overview

Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene has often been referred to as a pioneer of the sub-Saharan African cinema. From Borom Sarret (1963) to Guelwaar (1992), Sembene has developed a political and aesthetic project that has deeply influenced the evolution of African filmmaking. This project, with its goal to create a new Africa free of the remnants of colonialist oppression, has subsequently become the objective of emerging generations of African filmmakers. In this book seven scholars explore Sembene's notion of a new Africa by examining the central issues of change, cultural alienation and economic dependence that infuse the director's cinematic and literary works. In this book seven scholars explore Sembene's notion of a new Africa by examining the central issues of change, cultural alienation and economic dependence that infuse the director's cinematic and literary works.

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Author:   Shelia Petty ,  Author Sheila Petty (University of Regina)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.369kg
ISBN:  

9780313302794

ISBN 10:   0313302790
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   19 December 1996
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction by Sheila Petty The Context of the African Filmmaker by Roy Armes Nation, Inter-nation and Narration in Ousmane Sembene's Films by Philip Rosen Orality in the Films of Ousmane Sembene by Sada Niang Towards a Changing Africa: Women's Roles in the Films of Ousmane Sembene by Sheila Petty Ontological Discourse in Ousmane Sembene's Cinema by Frederick Ivor Case The Creation of an African Film Aesthetic/Language for Representing African Realities by Nwachukwu Frank Ukadike Language Use and Representation of the Senegalese Subject in the Written Work of Ousmane Sembene by Beth Willey Filmography Selected Bibliography Index

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?Petty has put together an interesting and useful collection of essays about Africa's preeminent filmmaker. All of the essays are good....An engaging and interesting collection, suitable for all academic and public libraries.?-Choice

?Petty has put together an interesting and useful collection of essays about Africa's preeminent filmmaker. All of the essays are good....An engaging and interesting collection, suitable for all academic and public libraries.?-Choice Petty has put together an interesting and useful collection of essays about Africa's preeminent filmmaker. All of the essays are good....An engaging and interesting collection, suitable for all academic and public libraries. -Choice

Petty has put together an interesting and useful collection of essays about Africa's preeminent filmmaker. All of the essays are good....An engaging and interesting collection, suitable for all academic and public libraries. -Choice ?Petty has put together an interesting and useful collection of essays about Africa's preeminent filmmaker. All of the essays are good....An engaging and interesting collection, suitable for all academic and public libraries.?-Choice

?Petty has put together an interesting and useful collection of essays about Africa's preeminent filmmaker. All of the essays are good....An engaging and interesting collection, suitable for all academic and public libraries.?-Choice ""Petty has put together an interesting and useful collection of essays about Africa's preeminent filmmaker. All of the essays are good....An engaging and interesting collection, suitable for all academic and public libraries.""-Choice

Author Information

SHEILA PETTY is Associate Professor of Film and Video at the University of Regina. She has written various articles and reviews on African cinema in such journals as Canadian Journal of Communication, Cineaction, Society for Visual Anthropology Review, Issue: A Journal of Opinion and Visions. She was a contributor to Films d'Afrique (1991), has curated several film and video exhibitions/installations, and is currently preparing a book and exhibition project on national identities in African, Brazilian and Quebec television serials.

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