{"product_id":"a-call-to-action-shelia-petty-9780313302794","title":"A Call to Action: The Films of Ousmane Sembene","description":"\u003cp\u003eSenegalese director Ousmane Sembene has often been referred to as a pioneer of the sub-Saharan African cinema. From \u003ci\u003eBorom Sarret\u003c\/i\u003e (1963) to \u003ci\u003eGuelwaar\u003c\/i\u003e (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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shelia Petty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313302790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313302794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.85h x 5.73w x 0.83d","brand":"Shelia Petty","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119570841855,"sku":"9780313302794","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09dfd806-ff61-4e32-ba2d-1c6e11acf386.jpg?v=1687409969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-call-to-action-shelia-petty-9780313302794","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}