Ousmane Semb?ne: The Making of a Militant Artist

by Samba Gadjigo, Moustapha Diop (Translator)

Overview

Samba Gadjigo presents a unique personal portrait and intellectual
history of novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembène. Though Sembène has persistently
deflected attention away from his personality, his life, and his past, Gadjigo has
had unprecedented access to the artist and his family. This book is the first
comprehensive biography of Sembène and contributes a critical appraisal of his life
and art in the context of the political and social influences on his work. Beginning
with Sembène's life in Casamance, Senegal, and ending with his militant career as a
dockworker in Marseilles, Gadjigo places Sembène into the context of African
colonial and postcolonial culture and charts his achievements in film and
literature. This landmark book reveals the inner workings of one of Africa's most
distinguished and controversial figures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780253004260
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Publication date:	05/06/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	218
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Samba Gadjigo is Professor of French and African literature at Mount
Holyoke College. He is author of Ecole blanche, Afrique noire: L'image de l'école
coloniale dans le roman africaine francophone and editor of Ousmane Sembène:
Dialogue with Critics and Writers. He has directed a documentary on Sembène's film,
Moolaade.

Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments

Part
1. On the Banks of a Mighty River: Ousmane Sembène's Childhood
1.
Casamance
2. At the Crossroads of Cultures
3. Youth and Its
Discontents
4. Colonial Violence

Part 2. Dakar: The
Turbulent Years
5. The Lebu Ghettos of Dakar Plateau
6. The
World of Labor
7. The Experience of Racism
8. "Here We Come,
Marshal!"

Part 3. Dakar in the Postwar Period
9. The
Winds of Change
10. The Moment of Truth

Part 4. The
Making of a Militant-Artist
11. "The Village"
12. The
Docker
13. The Militant
14. The
Fire-Giver

Conclusion

Biographical
Landmarks
Notes
Index