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The unique analysis of art house alongside discussion of commercial films from the African continent and the African diaspora presented here offer a fresh perspective on viewers' experiences that highlights aesthetic and political issues.
List of contents
Acknowledgments ix
1 AfricaWatch: Parameters and Contexts 1
Part I Space 33
2 The Postcolonial City: Education of the Spectator in Harrikrisna Anenden's The Cathedral 35
3 Framing the City: Africanizing Viewer and Viewed through Angle, Distance, Genre, and Movement 55
Part II Character 77
4 Models of African Femininity 79
5 African Masculinity: "We Don't Need Another Hero" 113
6 Revolutionary Personhood: Revolutionize the Spectator, or Stop,Thief! 133
Part III Narrative 155
7 Documentary Film: Situating a Style 157
8 African Narration: Narration of Africa 172
9 Jean-Marie Teno: Creating an African Repertoire 187
10 Conclusion: Inside/Outside or How to Make a Film about Africa Today 216
Filmography 234
References 238
Glossary 246
Index 251
About the author
Anjali Prabhu is Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Wellesley College, USA, where she also teaches in the Cinema and Media Studies Program. The author of
Hybridity: Limits, Transformations, Prospects (2007), she has published widely in journals such as
Cinema Journal,
International Journal of French and Francophone Studies,
Levinas Studies,
Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy,
Diacritics,
Studies in Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Literatures,
Présence Francophone, and
Comparative Literature Studies.
Summary
The unique analysis of art house alongside discussion of commercial films from the African continent and the African diaspora presented here offer a fresh perspective on viewers experiences that highlights aesthetic and political issues.
