African Film

by Gugler, Josef

• ISBN13: 9780253216434
• ISBN10: 0253216435
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

This is a comprehensive analysis of some of the major films created by film-makers from Africa and the African diaspora.

Author Biography

Josef Gugler is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Contemporary African Studies at the University of Connecticut.

Table of Contents

17 Films in 17 Sentences
Preface
Basic Indicators for African Countries
Political Map of Africa
Introduction: Africans Re-Image Africa	p. 1
Historical Map of Africa	p. 16
Recovering the African Past	p. 17
Out of Africa, 1985	p. 23
Yaaba, 1989	p. 29
Keita! 1995	p. 36
Fighting Colonialism	p. 45
Sambizanga, 1972	p. 51
Flame, 1996	p. 57
The Struggle for Majority Rule in South Africa	p. 65
The Gods Must Be Crazy, 1980	p. 71
A Dry White Season, 1989	p. 80
Mapantsula, 1988	p. 91
Fools, 1997	p. 97
Betrayals of Independence	p. 107
Kongi's Harvest, 1970	p. 113
Kala, 1974	p. 126
Tableau Ferraille, 1997	p. 139
The Blue Eyes of Yonta, 1992	p. 147
The Exploited & Neglected Peasantry	p. 157
Finzan, 1990	p. 160
Kasarmu Ce, 1991	p. 168
Between the African Mass Market & International Recognition	p. 177
Kini and Adams, 1987	p. 181
La Vie est belle, 1987	p. 186
Epilogue: Re-Imagining Ourselves	p. 193
Sources & Credits	p. 194
Index	p. 196
The Author	p. 202
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