International Studies 198 - Studies in African Film

Michael Dembrow, Instructor

SSII 2000

(AE) = African Experiences of Cinema

(SS) = Sisters of the Screen

July 11 Project Proposed Topics

More on Griots

Mweze Ngangura: La Vie Est Belle

Discussion of Pieces d'Identité

Presentation of Yeelen Questions

Screening of Yeelen (Mali, 1987, 105 min.)

To Be Read: "African Cinema--Militancy or Entertainment?" 60--64 (AE)

"France's Bureau of Cinema" 112-127 (AE)

"Preface" and "Introduction" (SS)

To Be Written: Answers to Pieces Study Questions

Journal Entry

Prepare Journal to Hand In

July 13 Discussion of Yeelen: Magic, Mythic Journey, and the Power of the

Image

Presentation of Monday's Girls and Deluge Questions

Screening of Monday's Girls (Nigeria, 1993, 50 min.) and Deluge (Ethiopia,

1995, 60 min.)

To Be Read: Handout: "Yeelen: A Political Fable of the Komo Blacksmith/Sorcerers"

To Be Written: Answers to Yeelen Study Questions

Journal Entry

July 18 Documentary--"Objectivity" vs. "Subjectivity"

Discussion of Monday's Girls and Deluge

Presentation of Mortu Nega Questions

Screening of Mortu Nega (1988, Guinea-Bissau, 92 min.)

To Be Read: Interview with Salem Mekuria, 177-82 (SS)

Interview with Ngozi Onwurah, 221-230 (SS)

Interview with Sarah Maldoror, 163-70 (SS)

"Reclaiming Images of Women in Films from Africa and the Black Diaspora," 194-208 (AE)

To Be Written: Answers to Monday's Girls and Deluge Questions

Journal Entry

July 20 Afro-Portuguese Cinema: Sarah Maldoror and Flora Gomes

The Liberation Struggle on Film

Discussion of Mortu Nega

Presentation of Flame Questions

Screening of Flame (1996, Zimbabwe, 85 min)

To Be Read: "Portuguese African Cinema: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, 1969 to 1993,"

Handout: Interview with Flora Gomes

Handout: On Sarah Maldoror

To Be Written:Answers to Mortu Nega Study Questions

Journal Entry

July 25 The Cinema in Zimbabwe

Discussion of Flame

Presentation of Hyenas Questions

Screening of Hyenas (Senegal, 1992, 113 min.)

To Be Read:Handouts on Flame

Two Other Interviews from Sisters of the Screen

To Be Written: Answers to Flame Questions

Journal Entry

July 27 Mambéty the Artist/Filmmaker: From Touki Bouki to Hyenas

Discussion/Analysis of Hyenas

Presentation of Take-Home Final andSankofa Questions

Screening of Sankofa (1993, Ghana and Jamaica, 125 min.)

To Be Read: Handout: Interview with Mambéty

Handout: On Hyenas

To Be Written: Answers to Hyenas Questions

Term Paper

Aug. 1 Discussion of Sankofa

Final Wrap-Up

Eating and Hearing About Projects

To Be Written: Take-Home Final

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