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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459145403321

Autore

Gadjigo Samba <1954->

Titolo

Ousmane SembeĢ€ne [[electronic resource] ] : the making of a militant artist / / Samba Gadjigo ; translated by Moustapha Diop ; foreword by Danny Glover

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-57697-6

9786612576973

0-253-00426-8

Descrizione fisica

188 p

Disciplina

843/.914

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Soggetti

Authors, Senegalese - 20th century

Motion picture producers and directors - Senegal

Postcolonialism - Social aspects - Senegal

Senegalese literature (French) - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Casamance (Senegal) Biography

Marseille (France) Biography

Senegal Colonial influence

Senegal Intellectual life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: Ousmane Sembene : une conscience africaine : genese d'un destin hors du commun. Paris : Homnispheres, c2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. On the banks of a mighty river : Ousmane Sembene'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.