Directory of World Cinema / Africa
Sous la direction de Blandine Stefanson et Sheila Petty
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Eschewing the postcolonial hubris that suggests Africa could only define itself in relation to its colonizers, a problem plaguing many studies published in the West on African cinema, this entry in the Directory of World Cinema series instead looks at African film as representing Africa for its own sake, values, and artistic choices.
With a film industry divided by linguistic heritage, African directors do not have the luxury of producing comedies, thrillers, horror films, or even love stories, except perhaps as DVDs that do not travel far outside their country of production. Instead, African directors tend to cover serious sociopolitical ground, even under the cover of comedy, in the hopes of finding funds outside Africa. Contributors to this volume draw on filmic representations of the continent to consider the economic role of women, rural exodus, economic migration, refugees, and diasporas, culture, religion, and magic as well as representations of children, music, languages, and symbols.
A survey of national cinemas in one volume, DirectoryofWorldCinema: Africa is a necessary addition to the bookshelf of any cinephile and world traveler.
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Documentary Objectives (2026)
Filming Africa from Colonialism to Independence
Amazigh Cinema (2025)
An Introduction to North African Indigenous Film
Dir. Lucy R. McNair et Yahya Laayouni
Hausa Cinema of Northern Nigeria (2025)
Cultural Imperialism and Censorship
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