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    "Illuminates the enduring importance of political and economic dynamics not yet fully explored in the study of African cinema." — AfricaCinema and Development in West Africa shows how the film industry in Francophone West African countries played an important role in executing strategies of nation building during the transition from French rule to the early postcolonial period.James E. Genova sees ... En savoir plus

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  • African Cinema: Manifesto and Practice for Cultural Decolonization

    Volume 1: Colonial Antecedents, Constituents, Theory, and Articulations

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    Challenging established views and assumptions about traditions and practices of filmmaking in the African diaspora, this three-volume set offers readers a researched critique on black film.Volume One of this landmark series on African cinema draws together foundational scholarship on its history and evolution. Beginning with the ideological project of colonial film to legitimize the economic ... En savoir plus

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    In France, Belgium, and other Francophone countries, comic strips---called bande dessinee or "BD" in French---have long been considered a major art form capable of addressing a host of contemporary issues. Among French-speaking intelligentsia, graphic narratives were deemed worthy of canonization and critical study decades before the academy and the press in the United States embraced comics.The ... En savoir plus

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