Sembene: Imagining alternatives in film and fiction

Sembene is one of the major figures of African literature, and also one of Africa´ s foremost film directors. Focusing on the themes of the representation of the African city, animism, the role of the African women, colonialism and neo-colonialism, the book sets out to define the nature of Sembene´ s radical vision,a ssessing its value and its limitations as part of a social discourse of liberation and resistance in Africa