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Making New People - Politics, Cinema, and Liberation in Burkina Faso, 1983-1987 (Paperback)
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Making New People - Politics, Cinema, and Liberation in Burkina Faso, 1983-1987 (Paperback)
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On August 4, 1983, Captain Thomas Sankara led a coalition of
radical military officers, communist activists, labor
leaders, and militant students to overtake the government of the
Republic of Upper Volta. Almost immediately following the coup’s
success, the small West African country—renamed Burkina
Faso, or Land of the Dignified People—gained international
attention as it charted a new path toward social, economic,
cultural, and political development based on its people’s
needs rather than external pressures and Cold War politics.
James E. Genova’s Making New People: Politics, Cinema, and
Liberation in Burkina Faso, 1983–1987 recounts in detail
the revolutionary government’s rise and fall, demonstrating
how it embodied the critical transition period in modern African
history between the era of decolonization and the dawning of
neoliberal capitalism. It also uncovers one of the
revolution’s most enduring and significant aspects: its promotion
of film as a vehicle for raising the people’s
consciousness, inspiring their efforts at social
transformation, and articulating a new self-generated image
of Africa and Africans. Foregrounding film and drawing
evocative connections between Sankara’s political philosophy and
Frantz Fanon, Making New People provides a deeply nuanced
explanation for the revolution’s lasting influence
throughout Africa and the world.
General
Imprint: |
Michigan State University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2022 |
Authors: |
James Genova
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
268 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61186-439-7 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-61186-439-9 |
Barcode: |
9781611864397 |
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