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ISBN: HB: 9781849046954

Hurst Publishers

February 2017

160 pp.

21.6x13.8 cm

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£17,99
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Learning from the Curse

Sembene's Xala

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"This book is about a story (Ousmane Sembene's Xala), about a time (the aftermath of Senegalese Independence), and about a place (Dakar, the capital of Senegal). It's also about the collaboration between an artist and an anthropologist, who have reacted in their different mediums to the story, time and place, and to what the other made of them..."

So opens a unique account in a genre of its own devising that will engage readers interested in Sembene Ousmane as writer and film director, in Senegal, in African film, in West Africa, or in books designed to be desirable objects in their own right.

About the Author

Richard Fardon is a social anthropologist who has researched and written about West Africa. He teaches at the School or Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

Senga la Rouge is a Paris-based artist. Her wide interests include carnets de voyage, drawing performances, and drawing in and as performance.

Reviews

"Fardon's penetrating insight underpins a dazzling interpretation of Sembene's classic novella and film, and, in combination with Boulmer's (alias la Rouge) sumptuous illustrations, he infuses Xala's plotlines with contemporary relevance" – Trevor Marchand, Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology, SOAS

"A lovely example of the sort of creative renewal badly needed in African and Africanist anthropology – frontier conversations across disciplines and with interlocutors outside of the academy – to capture the intricacies and nuanced complexities of Africa and Africans" – Francis B. Nyamnjoh, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Cape Town