ANTH334 - African Cinema and Society

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Academic Year 2001/2002

African Cinema and Society
ANTH 334 SP

Crosslistings:
FILM 334

Clusters:

African Studies

This course explores the links between cinema, politics, and culture in the context of everyday social relations in West African societies. Concentrating on films from Senegal, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Mali, and taking a broadly historical and interpretive approach to African culture, the course discusses comparative and African aesthetics in relation to film aesthetics, the economics and politics of film production and distribution, and problems of meaning and interpretation in cinema.

MAJOR READINGS

Achebe, Chinua, THE ARROW OF GOD Ba, Mariam, SO LONG A LETTER Davidson, B., THE BLACK MAN'S BURDEN Diawara, M., AFRICAN CINEMA Kane, HOW FILMS ARE MADE Maquet, J., THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE Mudimbe, V.Y., THE INVENTION OF AFRICA Ostor, A., VESSELS OF TIME Pfaff, I., 25 BLACK AFRICA FILM MAKERS Sembene, O., XALA Zahan, D., BAMBARA RELIGION

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Short projects, essays and a take home final examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

One social science and/or cinema course. Tuesday evening (7:30) screenings, throughout the term. Lab fee of $45.00.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ANTH Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Ostor,Akos A.

Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; ..T.... 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: FISK302

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: 6 Jr. major: 9

SR. non-major: 5 Jr. non-major: 6 SO: 9 FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts, Writing

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002