African Cinema and Urbanism

This work brings together theories and practices from the disciplines of urbanism, architecture and African cinema studies to examine, through African screen media, how African artists are bringing attention to issues of urban precarity, climate change, survival and growth, and creativity on the continent.

List of contents

Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Independent Visions: Settlements, Territories, Landscape, Village and City; 2. Migration Scenarios; 3. Urbanization, Infrastructure and Landscape; 4. Hybridities; 5. Futurities; 6. Sustainabilities; Conclusion for Upcoming Generations; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Marie-Paule Macdonald is an associate professor at the School of Architecture, University of Waterloo. Her publications include Jimi Hendrix Soundscapes (2016) and rockspaces (2000). Macdonald is a registered architect, MOAQ (member of the Order of Architects of Quebec).

Sheila Petty is a professor of media studies at the University of Regina, author of Contact Zones: Memory, Origin and Discourses in Black Diasporic Cinema and co-editor of Directory of World Cinema: Africa.

Product details

• Authors: Marie-Paule Macdonald, Marie-Paule Petty Macdonald
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2024
• EAN: 9781839991073
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-107-3
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Anthem Africology Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Globalization, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, Africa, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, Films, cinema, City & town planning - architectural aspects, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, City and town planning: architectural aspects