This book is about a story (Ousmane Sembene's Xala), about a time (the aftermath of Senegalese Independence), and about a place (Dakar, the capital of Senegal). It's also about the collaboration between an artist and an anthropologist, who have reacted in their different mediums to the story, time and place, and to what the other made of them ...' So opens a unique account in a genre of its own devising that will engage readers interested in Sembene Ousmane as writer and film director, in Senegal, in African film, in West Africa, or in books designed to be desirable objects in their own right.
| ISBN: | 9781849046954 |
| Publication date: | 16th February 2017 |
| Author: | Richard Fardon |
| Illustrator: | Sènga La Rouge |
| Publisher: | Hurst & Company an imprint of C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 133 pages |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural anthropology Media studies Anthropology African history Films, cinema |
This book is about a story (Ousmane Sembene's Xala), about a time (the aftermath of Senegalese Independence), and about a place (Dakar, the capital of Senegal). It's also about the collaboration between an artist and an anthropologist, who have reacted in their different mediums to the story, time and place, and to what the other made of them ...' So opens a unique account in a genre of its own devising that will engage readers interested in Sembene Ousmane as writer and film director, in Senegal, in African film, in West Africa, or in books designed to be desirable objects in their own right.
Learning from the Curse features in the following genres: Social and cultural anthropology, Media studies, Anthropology, African history, Films, cinema
Hardback. Not Available.
Learning from the Curse was written by Richard Fardon and published by Hurst & Company an imprint of C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Learning from the Curse has 133 pages