African Film Studies: An Introduction
London; New York: Routledge (2019), xi, 142 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-1-138-57938-5
Signature commbox: 100:50-General 2019
1 What is African cinema? 5
Case study: Aristotle's Plot (Jean-Pierre Bekolo, 1996)
I. HISTORY OF AFRICAN CINEMA
2 Historical development of cinema in Africa: from colonial import and appropriation of the gaze to the quest for individuality, 31
Case study: Sanders of the River (Zoltan Korda, 1935)
3 Parallel movement: African cinema and African American cinema, 48
Case Study: Yeelen vs. Daughters of the Dust
II. AESTHETICS IN AFRICAN CINEMA
4 Cinematography: space, time, and rhythm, 65
Case study: Yaaba (Idrissa Ouédraogo, 1989)
5 The African animated film, 72
Case study: Prince Loseno (Jean-Michel Kibushi, 2004)
6 Introductory study of African film scores, 89
Case Study: La Noire de (Black Girl) (Ousmane Sembène, 1966)
III. AFRICAN FILM CRITICISM
7 Critical reading lenses in the study of African cinema, 105
Case Study: Les Saignantes/The Bloodettes (Jean-Pierre Bekolo, 2005)
Case study: Aristotle's Plot (Jean-Pierre Bekolo, 1996)
I. HISTORY OF AFRICAN CINEMA
2 Historical development of cinema in Africa: from colonial import and appropriation of the gaze to the quest for individuality, 31
Case study: Sanders of the River (Zoltan Korda, 1935)
3 Parallel movement: African cinema and African American cinema, 48
Case Study: Yeelen vs. Daughters of the Dust
II. AESTHETICS IN AFRICAN CINEMA
4 Cinematography: space, time, and rhythm, 65
Case study: Yaaba (Idrissa Ouédraogo, 1989)
5 The African animated film, 72
Case study: Prince Loseno (Jean-Michel Kibushi, 2004)
6 Introductory study of African film scores, 89
Case Study: La Noire de (Black Girl) (Ousmane Sembène, 1966)
III. AFRICAN FILM CRITICISM
7 Critical reading lenses in the study of African cinema, 105
Case Study: Les Saignantes/The Bloodettes (Jean-Pierre Bekolo, 2005)
