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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Samba Gadjigo , Moustapha DiopPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.018kg ISBN: 9780253221513ISBN 10: 025322151 Pages: 218 Publication Date: 06 May 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Contents Preface Acknowledgments Part 1. On the Banks of a Mighty River: Ousmane Sembène's Childhood 1. Casamance 2. At the Crossroads of Cultures 3. Youth and Its Discontents 4. Colonial Violence Part 2. Dakar: The Turbulent Years 5. The Lebu Ghettos of Dakar Plateau 6. The World of Labor 7. The Experience of Racism 8. ""Here We Come, Marshal!"" Part 3. Dakar in the Postwar Period 9. The Winds of Change 10. The Moment of Truth Part 4. The Making of a Militant-Artist 11. ""The Village"" 12. The Docker 13. The Militant 14. The Fire-Giver Conclusion Biographical Landmarks Notes Index"ReviewsThis is the first biography of one of the most important African writers and filmmakers, a man who remains, as Gadjigo (Mount Holyoke College) puts it, 'an unknown celebrity.' The author intends to rectify this situation by retracing Sembene's trajectory from 1923 to 1956, the formative years in which Sembene (1923-2007) became a militant artist. By Gadjigo's own account, this is a careful 'reconstruction' of the artist's life: because of the scarcity of written information about Sembene, the author has relied on first-hand oral testimonies. He provides numerous insights into Sembene's personal development by recalling little-known episodes of his life--episodes that reveal Sembene's major concerns as he expressed them in his work. In placing Sembene's experiences in their larger context, Gadjigo also re-creates a time period: for example, the reader gets a glimpse of what life was like for African dockworkers in post-WW II Marseille. This book is lively and the many quotes and personal testimonies make for an enjoyable read. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. -- ChoiceS. Vanbaelen, Butler University, Jan. 2011 This is the first biography of one of the most important African writers and filmmakers... an enjoyable read... Recommended. -Choice Samba Gadjigo has undertaken a very important task, that of writing the first biography of one of the best-known and most influential African writers-and the founder of the continent's cinema-Ousmane Sembene. -Christopher L. Miller, author of The French Atlantic Triangle Samba Gadjigo's book is both biography and demystification. It exposes the situations and historical moments which created Sembene the artist. Concisely and convincingly written, this investigation of the life of a man who inhabited various intellectual, artistic, and political spaces is an eloquent duty of memory. -Sada Niang, author of Djibril Diop Mambety Gadjigo's admiration of Sembene along with the intellectual earnestness with which he has documented the life of one of Africa's most gifted artists yields a fine and welcome first biography of a formidable man. -Research in African Literatures, Vol. 42.2, Summer 2011 Very well documented, this biography is of critical importance and unquestionable value to students, teachers, and researchers of African literature and cinema. -African Affairs Advance Access, September 2, 2011 [T]his narrative that reconstitutes the world that shaped one of the greatest African artists is a significant contribution to the fields of African, Film, and Francophone Studies. -French Review ""Samba Gadjigo has undertaken a very important task, that of writing the first biography of one of the best-known and most influential African writersoand the founder of the continent's cinemaoOusmane Sembene."" Christopher L. Miller, author of The French Atlantic Triangle Samba Gadjigo has undertaken a very important task, that of writing the first biography of one of the best-known and most influential African writers--and the founder of the continent's cinema--Ousmane Sembene. Christopher L. Miller, author of The French Atlantic Triangle Author InformationSamba Gadjigo is Professor of French and African literature at Mount Holyoke College. He is author of Ecole blanche, Afrique noire: L'image de l'école coloniale dans le roman africaine francophone and editor of Ousmane Sembène: Dialogue with Critics and Writers. He has directed a documentary on Sembène's film, Moolaade. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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