FAMS 267 Film, Media, and Popular Culture in Africa

Media are often associated with the West, leaving other sites of visual production out of the picture.  Since the early colonial period, African audiences have consumed images, especially cinema, while largely being relegated outside the frame.  How have Africans resisted the hegemony of Western images and representations?  What differences are involved when Africans seize the camera and seek to tell stories that reflect their own social realities? [GM1, GM2, SS]

Cross Listed Courses

A&S 267

Prerequisite

A&S 102 or A&S 103 or FAMS 101, or permission of instructor