A Call to action : the films of Ousmane Sembène /
Imprint: | Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996. |
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Description: | 186 p. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Contributions to the study of popular culture, 0198-9871 ; no. 60 |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2588981 |
Summary: | 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. |
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Physical Description: | 186 p. |
Bibliography: | Filmography: p. 154-158. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0313302790 (alk. paper) |