African Cinema: Manifesto and Practice for Cultural Decolonization: Volume 3: The Documentary Record-Declarations, Resolutions, Manifestos, Speeches

This three-volume set challenges traditional views and assumptions about filmmaking in the African diaspora by offering a researched critique on black film. Volume Three covers the past century and documents decoloniality in cultural policy in Africa and the Black diaspora. It includes formal resolutions, declarations, manifestos, and programmatic statements that chronologically map the history and trajectories of cultural policy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 594 pages
Publication date: 29 August 2023
Publisher: Indiana University Press

This three-volume set, which challenges established views and assumptions about the traditions and practices of filmmaking in the African diaspora, presents readers with a comprehensive and researched critique of black film. Spanning the past century, Volume Three of this landmark series on African cinema focuses on documenting decoloniality in cultural policy in Africa and the Black diaspora worldwide. Comprising a compilation of formal resolutions, declarations, manifestos, and programmatic statements, this chronologically mapped volume charts the long history and trajectories of cultural policy in Africa and the Black Atlantic.

Beginning with the 1920 Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World, which anticipates cinema as we know it today, and the formal oppositional assertions—aspirational and practical—that followed, the first part of this work references formal statements that pertain directly to cultural policy and cinematic formations in Africa. The next part addresses the Black diaspora. Each entry is chronologically ordered to account for when the statement was created, followed by where and in what context it was enunciated.

By delving into these historical documents, the series offers a valuable insight into the complex and multifaceted relationship between culture, politics, and power in the African diaspora. It sheds light on the struggles and achievements of filmmakers and artists who have challenged dominant narratives and advocated for a more inclusive and representative portrayal of black communities.

This three-volume set is a crucial resource for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of African cinema, film studies, and cultural studies. It provides a wealth of information and analysis that will deepen our understanding of the rich and diverse history of black filmmaking and its impact on global cinema.

Weight: 942g
Dimension: 153 x 230 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780253066299