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PublisherOhio University Press

ISBN-100821417479

ISBN-139780821417478

eBay Product ID (ePID)57171184

Product Key Features

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBlack and White in Colour : African History on Screen

Publication Year2007

SubjectAfrica / General, Film / History & Criticism, African

TypeTextbook

AuthorRichard Mendelsohn

Subject AreaDrama, Art, Performing Arts, History

FormatPerfect

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight19.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2007-296520

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsA most informative study, covering a wide spectrum of filmmakers and histories, and poised to remain the most comprehensive work on the subject for a long time. The book is extremely valuable for graduate interdisciplinary courses and those teachi|9780821417478|, For those who wish to use film in their classes on the continent, Black and White in Colour is close to required reading. Some of the topics that are touched upon as the contributors cover the continent from Algeria to South Africa includ|9780821417478|, "For those who wish to use film in their classes on the continent, Black and White in Colour is close to required reading. Some of the topics that are touched upon as the contributors cover the continent from Algeria to South Africa include representations of colonialism, sexualities, settler societies, memory, resistance, independence, genocide, and the southern African experience of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. [T]his is a wonderful volume and deserves to be used , not only read."--Misty L. Bastian, African Studies Review, "Invaluable for teachers of African history courses who want to make use of film.... There is something here to make everybody think and see more clearly."--Terence Ranger, International History Review

Dewey Decimal791.43658

SynopsisBlack and White in Colour: African History on Screen considers how the African past has been represented in a wide range of historical films. Written by a team of eminent international scholars, the volume provides extensive coverage of both place and time and deals with major issues in the written history of Africa., Black and White in Colour: African History on Screen considers how the African past has been represented in a wide range of historical films. Written by a team of eminent international scholars, the volume provides extensive coverage of both place and time and deals with major issues in the written history of Africa. Themes include the slave trade, imperialism and colonialism, racism, and anticolonial resistance. Many of the films will be familiar to readers: they include Out of Africa, Hotel Rwanda, Breaker Morant, Cry Freedom, The Battle of Algiers, and Chocolat . This collection of essays is a highly original and useful contribution to African historiography, as well as a significant addition to the growing body of work within the emerging subdiscipline of "film and history." It will appeal to those interested in African history and the ways in which films use the past to raise questions about the present. Contributors: Mahir Saul, Ralph A. Austen, Robert Baum, Robert Harms, Nigel Worden, Carolyn Hamilton and Litheko Modisane, Richard Mendelsohn, Shamil Jeppie, Bill Nasson, Nigel Penn, Ruth Watson, Patrick Harries, David Moore, Teresa Barnes, Vivian Bickford-Smith, Mohamed Adhikari, and David Philips., "Black and White in Colour: African History on Screen" considers how the African past has been represented in a wide range of historical films. Written by a team of eminent international scholars, the volume provides extensive coverage of both place and time and deals with major issues in the written history of Africa. Themes include the slave trade, imperialism and colonialism, racism, and anticolonial resistance. Many of the films will be familiar to readers: they include "Out of Africa," "Hotel Rwanda," "Breaker Morant," "Cry Freedom," "The Battle of Algiers," and "Chocolat.", "Black and White in Colour: African History on Screen" considers how the African past has been represented in a wide range of historical films. Written by a team of eminent international scholars, the volume provides extensive coverage of both place and time and deals with major issues in the written history of Africa. Themes include the slave trade, imperialism and colonialism, racism, and anticolonial resistance. Many of the films will be familiar to readers: they include "Out of Africa," "Hotel Rwanda," "Breaker Morant," "Cry Freedom," "The Battle of Algiers," and "Chocolat." This collection of essays is a highly original and useful contribution to African histography, as well as a significant addition to the growing body of work within the emerging subdiscipline of film and history. It will appeal to those interested in African history and the ways in which films use the past to raise questions about the present.", "Black and White in Colour: African History on Screen" considers how the African past has been represented in a wide range of historical films. Written by a team of eminent international scholars, the volume provides extensive coverage of both place and time and deals with major issues in the written history of Africa. Themes include the slave trade, imperialism and colonialism, racism, and anticolonial resistance. Many of the films will be familiar to readers: they include "Out of Africa," "Hotel Rwanda," "Breaker Morant," "Cry Freedom," "The Battle of Algiers," and "Chocolat." This collection of essays is a highly original and useful contribution to African histography, as well as a significant addition to the growing body of work within the emerging subdiscipline of "film and history." It will appeal to those interested in African history and the ways in which films use the past to raise questions about the present.

LC Classification NumberPN1995.9.A43B53 2007