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Reconsidering Colonial Heritage in West African Cities Urban Space in Cape Verde Senegal and The Gambia

Reconsidering Colonial Heritage in West African Cities Urban Space in Cape Verde Senegal and The Gambia

The material heritage of the colonial era is built into Africa’s cities from their urban layouts to their architecture monuments and street names. This book discusses the varying responses to colonial heritage in West African cities with a particular focus on the case studies of Praia in Cape Verde Dakar in Senegal and Banjul in The Gambia. Europeans tended to focus on cities as centres of administration and they were often both the starting points for settlement and the locations in which power was formally handed over to new African governments. Colonialism in Praia Dakar and Banjul was abolished at different times under different colonial powers (Portuguese French and British) and amongst vastly different conditions of unrest. Based on extensive original research this book demonstrates that the contemporary approach to the contentious issue of urban colonial heritage is often determined by metropolis-colony relationship before decolonisation postcolonial diplomatic relations as well as present-day political decisions. The book uncovers a rich relationship between politics and urban space and between new and old. Combining insights from political sciences history critical geography heritage studies and urban planning this book will be of interest to a wide range of researchers. | Reconsidering Colonial Heritage in West African Cities Urban Space in Cape Verde Senegal and The Gambia

GBP 130.00
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Contemporary Lusophone African Film Transnational Communities and Alternative Modernities

Contemporary Lusophone African Film Transnational Communities and Alternative Modernities

Offering a range of critical perspectives on a vibrant body of films this collection of essays engages with questions specific to the various cinemas and films addressed while putting forward an argument for their inclusion in current debates on world cinema. The collection brings together 11 chapters by recognized scholars who analyze a variety of films and videos from Angola Cape Verde Guiné-Bissau and Mozambique. It also includes an interview with Pedro Pimenta one of the most distinguished African film festival organizers. Drawing on various theoretical perspectives the volume strives to reverse the relative invisibility that has afflicted these cinemas arguing that most if not all Lusophone films are transnational in all aspects of production acting and reception. The initial three chapters sketch broad comparative overviews and suggest theoretical approaches while the ensuing chapters focus on specific case studies and discuss a number of key issues such as the convergence of film with politics the question of gender and violence as well as the revisiting of the period immediately following independence. Attention is given to fiction documentary films and recent short alternative video productions that are overlooked by more traditional channels. The book stresses the need to pay attention to the significance of African film and Lusophone African film in particular within the developing field of world cinema. Bringing together general overviews historical considerations detailed case studies and focused theoretical reflections this book is a significant volume for students and researchers in film studies especially African Lusophone cultural studies and world cinema. | Contemporary Lusophone African Film Transnational Communities and Alternative Modernities

GBP 130.00
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