Black and White in Colour: African History on Screen – Edited by Vivian Bickford-Smith & Richard Mendelsohn

Description

Black and White in Colour: African History on Screen considers how the African past has been represented in a wide range of historical films. Written by a team of eminent international scholars, the volume provides extensive coverage of both place and time and deals with major issues in the written history of Africa. Themes include the slave trade, imperialism and colonialism, racism, and anticolonial resistance. Many of the films will be familiar to readers: they include Out of Africa, Hotel Rwanda, Breaker Morant, Cry Freedom, The Battle of Algiers, and Chocolat.

This collection of essays is a highly original and useful contribution to African historiography, as well as a significant addition to the growing body of work within the emerging sub-discipline of “film and history.” It will appeal to those interested in African history and the ways in which films use the past to raise questions about the present.

Price: 320.00

Edition: First edition

Date published: 2007

Publishers: Double Storey Books

ISBN: 9781770131119

Condition: Paperback in very good condition with only very minor shelf wear on the edges of the cover. Internally in near-pristine condition – very clean and tightly bound.