FREN 4743

Africa in Cinema

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Prerequisites

FREN 3032 and FREN 3584 or another 3000-level literature course in French

Study of the representation of Africa in American, Western European and African films. Ideological Constructions of the African as 'other'. Exoticism in cinema. History of African cinema. Economic issues in African cinema: production, distribution, and the role of African film festivals. The socio-political context. Women in African cinema. Aesthetic problems: themes and narrative styles.

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