Francophone African Cinema History Culture Politics And Theory

Setting The Stage For A Critical Encounter Between Francophone African Cinema And Continental European Critical Theory, This Book Offers A Transnational And Interdisciplinary Analysis Of 16 Francophone African Films, Including Bassek Ba Kobhios The Great White Man Of Lambarene, Cheick Oumar Sissokos Guimba The Tyrant, And Amadou Secks Saaraba. The Author Invites Readers To Study These Films In The Context Of Transnational Conversations Between African Filmmakers And The Conventional Theorists Whose Works Are More Readily Available In Academia. The Book Examines Black French Filmmakers' Treatments Of A Number Of Cross-cultural Themes, Including Intercontinental Encounters And Reciprocity, Ideology And Subjective Freedom, Governance And Moral Responsibility, Sexuality And Social Order, And Globalization.