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Ousmane Sembène : the making of a militant artist
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Ousmane Sembène. English
Title
Ousmane Sembène : the making of a militant artist / Samba Gadjigo ; translated by Moustapha Diop ; with a foreword by Danny Glover.
ISBN
9780253354136 (cloth : alk. paper)
0253354137 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780253221513 (pbk. : alk. paper)
025322151X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2010.
Physical Description
xxvi, 188 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Translation of: Ousmane Sembène : une conscience africaine : genèse d'un destin hors du commun. Paris : Homnisphères, c2007.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 18, 2010
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
pt. 1. On the banks of a mighty river : Ousmane Sembène's childhood
Casamance
At the crossroads of cultures
Youth and its discontents
Colonial violence
pt. 2. Dakar : the turbulent years
The Lebu ghettos of Dakar Plateau
The world of labor
The experience of racism
"Here we come, Marshal!"
pt. 3. Dakar in the postwar period
The winds of change
The moment of truth
pt. 4. The making of a militant-artist
"The village"
The docker
The militant
The fire-giver
Conclusion
Biographical landmarks.
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