ANTH334

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ANTH334

African Cinema and Society ANTH334 SP

Crosslistings: FILM334

Next Offered in 9798 SP

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 esthetics in relation to film esthetics, 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 $35.00 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: Discussion Lecture Film Screenings

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS ANTH

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

About the Photo:

Kwah Ansah, HERITAGE AFRICA (Ghana, 1988)

Reference:

Malkmus, Elizabeth and Roy Armes, ARAB & AFRICAN FILM MAKING, New Jersey: Zed Books Ltd, 1991

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