A Call to Action

Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene has often been referred to as a pioneer of the sub-Saharan African cinema. From Borom Sarret (1963) to Guelwaar (1992) Sembene has developed a political and aesthetic project that has deeply influenced the evolution of African filmmaking. This project with its goal to create a new Africa free of the remnants of colonialist oppression has subsequently become the objective of emerging generations of African filmmakers. In this book seven scholars explore Sembene''s notion of a new Africa by examining the central issues of change cultural alienation and economic dependence that infuse the director''s cinematic and literary works this book seven scholars explore Sembene''s notion of a new Africa by examining the central issues of change cultural alienation and economic dependence that infuse the director''s cinematic and literary works.