African Film
This course will survey African film from the 1960s to the present, concentrating on the cinema of Francophone West Africa, the center of the African film industry.
Outcomes: Students will gain an understanding of the legacies of colonialism, identity formation, corruption and violence in post-colonial society, globalization, the positive and negative effects of tradition, and changing sex roles in modern Africa.
Outcomes: Students will gain an understanding of the legacies of colonialism, identity formation, corruption and violence in post-colonial society, globalization, the positive and negative effects of tradition, and changing sex roles in modern Africa.