Annotated Bibliography
Antonio, Sheril D. Contemporary African-American Cinema. New York: P. Lang Inc., 2002. An excellent and comprehensive study discussing the key films that in various ways, from genre to aesthetics and politics, define the "new Black film wave" at its high moment of production.
Ashbury, Roy, Wendy Helsby and Maureen O'Brien. Teaching African Cinema. London: British Film Institute, 1998. This is a study guide that is provided along with clips of several African films. It provides classroom guides, material overviews, discussion questions and historical points. A must use for the high school classroom.
Barlet, Olivier. African Cinemas: Decolonizing the Gaze. London: Bookcraft Ltd, 2000. This book is a personal journey and an introduction to the cinema cultures of Africa. It contains discussions about politics of cultural survival and gives a major overview of African cinema and television.
Bobo, Jacqueline. Black Women Film and Video Artists. New York: Routledge, 1998. A collection of original, critical and historical articles about Black women film and video artists. Additionally, it provides information about the women's production backgrounds and media training. This is an indispensable tool for female students.
Bonetti, Mahen, and Prerana Reddy. eds. Through African Eyes: Dialogues with the Directors. Yerevan: Printinfo JV LLC, 2003. This is a survey of African cinema through candid, revealing conversations with twenty African original and celebrated filmmakers.
Bowser, Pearl, Jane Gaines, and Charles Musser eds. Oscar Micheaux and his Circle: African-American Filmmaking and Race Cinema of the Silent Era. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2001. This is a compilation of scholars' work that were examined and presented at a conference held January 1995 at Yale University. The collection includes filmographies, bibliographical references and an index.
Cameron, Kenneth. Africa on Film: Beyond Black and White. New York: Continuum Publishing Co., 1994. In this praiseworthy overview and history of English language feature films set or shot in Africa, the author concentrates on British, American, and South African films. Throughout the book, The author seeks to look beyond-but not over-the flat label of racism currently applied to the genre.
Corrigan, Timothy, and Patricia White. The Film Experience: An Introduction. Bedford/St. Martin's: Palgrave MacMillan, 2004. is a book that gives students practical tools they need to view film critically and to write about them thoughtfully. It is a must use for the high school classroom, giving several photos of films to describe and explain every term introduced to the reader.
Cox, Paul, Derek Malcolm, and Shyam Benegal. World Cinema, Power, Politics, and Hegemony. Kolkata: Nandan Inc., 2005. Three lectures delivered in 2004, 2000 and 1994; three directors' impressions on the craft of motion pictures through their cinematic journeys.
Durrėnmatt, Friedhrich. The Visit. Oxford: Alden Press, 1956. Patricia Bowles translated this from its German text. It is a play that blends hilarity, horror and vertigo. The play is based on of an entertaining parable about the power of greed and the evil of money.
—. The Visit. New York: Grove Press, 1990. This version is paperback and is easier for students to handle and read.
Eke, Maureen N., Kenneth W. Harrow, and Emmanuel Yewah, eds. African Images: Recent Studies and Text In Cinema. No. 8. Trenton: Africa World Press Inc, 2000. Selected papers, including interviews, of the Twenty-third Annual Conference of the African Literature Association which was a celebration of African cinema, in recognition of which it received the title "FESPACO Nights in Michigan," held Apr. 1997 in East Lansing, Mich. The text includes bibliographical references and index.
Francis, Terri. Personal interview. New Haven: Yale University. 4 Jul. 2006.
—. Introduction. Ethnicity, Race and Film: African-American Cinema. ts. Yale University, 2006. This is an overview of African American cinema and criticism emphasizing films produced in the United States. However, this is a soon-to-be published work.
Harris, Keith M. Boys, Boyz, Bois: An Ethics of Black Masculinity in Film and Popular Media. New York: Routledge University, 2006. This is a culmination of research and writing about American cinema and Black masculinity.
Hurst, Fannie. Imitation of Life. 1st Perennial ed. New York: Perennial Library, 1990. This literary classic continues to be highly controversial, some read it as heavy handed stereotyping, while others see it as a more subtle and subversive satire of commentary on race, sex, and class in early 20th century America. Students will enjoy reading the novel.
Massood, Paula J. Black City Cinema: African-American Urban Experiences in Film. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2003. This book covers discussions about African Americans in motion pictures. A must read for teachers, student will also find it of interest.
Maynard, Richard A. Classroom Cinema. New York: Teachers College Press, 1977. This book covers how to use motion pictures in the classroom. It is an impressive compilation in how to obtain classroom resources and has a rich filmography.
—. Propaganda on Film: A Nation at War. Rochelle Park: Hayden Book Company, 1975. This book is an anthology exploring the relationship of commercial films and political propaganda, particularly concerning hot and cold wars.
McCaffrey, Donald W. Assault on Society: Satirical Literature to Film. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press, 1992. This book discusses literature, comedy, and satire in film adaptations. It covers satirical films as a modern literary movement.
Musser, Charles. Personal interview. New Haven: Yale University. 4 Jul. 2006.
Niane, D. T., trans. Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali. By Djeli Mamoudou Kouyaté. London: Longman Group Ltd., 1965. Set in the early 13th century, the epic provides the widespread Mandé people a legend explaining their common origin and subsequent division into castes or clan families. The story of Sundiata is primarily known through oral tradition, transmitted by generations of traditional Mandinka griots.
Okome, Onookome, and Jonathan Haynes. Cinema And Social Change in West Africa. Plateau State: Nigerian Film Corporation, 1995. This is an insightful analysis of the art, economics and sociology of cinema. It also covers Nigerian practices in financing, producing and distributing films.
Reynolds, Peter. Novel Images: Literature in Performance. London: Routledge University Press, 1993. The contributors of this book demonstrate how we can look critically at literary adaptations and learn to distinguish between mythical images and the reality of the processes that constructed them. This book was written and developed specifically with students in mind.
Rhines, Jesse Algernon. Black Film White Money. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1996. This book reflects a struggle between film and politics played out both inside individual African Americans and within African America. It contains many photos of African American directors, producers, filmmakers and critics.
Sembene, Ousmane. Xala: Roman. Paris: Présence Africaine, 1973. A novel about a sarcastic satire of the new and "impotent" Senegalese bourgeoisie after decolonization.
Shaka, Femi Okiremuete. Modernity and the African Cinema: a Study in Colonialist Discourse, Postcoloniality, and Modern African Identities. Trenton: Africa World Press Inc, 2004. This book attempts to define the cinematic institution in Africa and argues that its pluralistic nature, which covers the broad spectrum of the people of the continent.
Thackaway, Melissa. Africa Shoots Back: Alternative Perspectives in Sub-Saharan Francophone African Film. Oxford: James Currey Ltd., 2003. This well illustrated book focuses on the ways in which memory and history have become central themes and how local cultural forms have been integrated into the film medium to depict African identities, realities and concerns.
Tweed, Thomas A. "Islam in America: From African slaves to Malcolm X." National Humanities Center Teacher Serve. UNC — Chapel Hill. 27 June 2006 http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080/tserve/twenty/tkeyinfo/islam.htm>. TeacherServe® is a curriculum enrichment service offering teachers practical help in planning courses and presenting rigorous subject matter to students. It is designed to deepen course content by providing convenient access to scholarship tailored to classroom use. It is an excellent and ideal web site for teachers of history and social science.
Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. 1st ed. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982. Is an epistolary novel. The central character is Celie, a young woman who is sexually abused by her father (who, she later discovers, is her stepfather) and is forced to marry a widower with several children, who is physically abusive towards her.
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