Nationalist African Cinema

In the last decade, a certain discomfort, at times even impatience emerged among critics of African cinema. The onset of such uneasiness can be traced back to the demise of the liberationist discourse, to the questioning of the monolithic expression "African cinema", and finally to the critical exploration of various forms of visual narratives developing at a fast speed on the continent. Nationalist African Cinema: Legacy and Transformations reexamines African cinema of the nationalist era within the context of contemporary major Euro-American film trends. It argues that the aesthetic diversification of African cinema can be traced as far back as the nationalist era.

Auteur
Sada Niang is a professor of French at the University of Victoria.

Contenu

Introduction Chapter 1: The Fepaci, its genesis and its artistic legacies Chapter 2: Neorealism and nationalist African cinema Chapter 3: Nationalist African cinema, The Gangster and the Western Chapter 4: Nationalist African cinema and the French New Wave Chapter 5: The Challenge of Moustapha Alassane: Animation in nationalist African Cinema Chapter 6: Mahama Johnson Traoré's Lambaye (1972): Making the Case for Adaptation in Nationalist African cinema Conclusion Bibliography