Nationalist African Cinema

Legacy and Transformations

By (author) Sada Niang

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Publication date:

21 February 2014

Length of book:

164 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9780739149096

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.

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

Niang has produced a masterful and timely re-examination of the origins, borrowings, and legacy of Francophone African nationalist cinema. A must read for scholars and amateurs of African and world cinemas alike.