Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene has often been referred to as a pioneer of the sub-Saharan African cinema. From Borom Sarret (1963) to Guelwaar (1992), Sembene has developed a political and aesthetic project that has deeply influenced the evolution of African filmmaking. This project, with its goal to create a new Africa free of the remnants of colonialist oppression, has subsequently become the objective of emerging generations of African filmmakers. In this book seven scholars explore Sembene's notion of a new Africa by examining the central issues of change, cultural alienation and economic dependence that infuse the director's cinematic and literary works. In this book seven scholars explore Sembene's notion of a new Africa by examining the central issues of change, cultural alienation and economic dependence that infuse the director's cinematic and literary works.

Seven scholars explore Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene's notion of a new Africa by examining the central issues of change, cultural alienation, and economic dependence.

About the Author
SHEILA PETTY is Associate Professor of Film and Video at the University of Regina. She has written various articles and reviews on African cinema in such journals as Canadian Journal of Communication, Cineaction, Society for Visual Anthropology Review, Issue: A Journal of Opinion and Visions. She was a contributor to Films d'Afrique (1991), has curated several film and video exhibitions/installations, and is currently preparing a book and exhibition project on national identities in African, Brazilian and Quebec television serials.


Book Information
ISBN 9780313302794
Author Shelia Petty
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Weight(grams) 369g