{"product_id":"a-call-to-action-the-films-of-ousmane-sembene-hardcover","title":"A Call to Action: The Films of Ousmane Sembene - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShelia Petty\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSheila Petty\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSenegalese director Ousmane Sembene has often been referred to as a pioneer of the sub-Saharan African cinema. From \u003ci\u003eBorom Sarret\u003c\/i\u003e (1963) to \u003ci\u003eGuelwaar\u003c\/i\u003e (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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHEILA 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 \u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of Communication\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCineaction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSociety for Visual Anthropology Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIssue: A Journal of Opinion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVisions\u003c\/i\u003e. She was a contributor to \u003ci\u003eFilms d'Afrique\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8.85 x 5.73 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754288972064,"sku":"9780313302794","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3a0ed02b6e170e060ee5eef428b0327d.webp?v=1780037121","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-call-to-action-the-films-of-ousmane-sembene-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}