This module studies how films confront colonial images, anticolonial struggle, exile, soldiers, liberation and the political ambiguities of independence.
Learning goal
Analyze anticolonial cinema, liberation struggles, diaspora, memory and unfinished independence.
Completed lessons
0/3
Course
African Cinema and Politics
Lesson list
Lesson 1
Understand how anticolonial films respond to colonial image systems and official narratives.
Estimated duration
60 minutes
Learning goal
Understand how anticolonial films respond to colonial image systems and official narratives.
Reading sections
2
Resources
1
Lesson 2
Compare films of liberation, diaspora and exile as different political forms.
Estimated duration
60 minutes
Learning goal
Compare films of liberation, diaspora and exile as different political forms.
Reading sections
2
Resources
1
Lesson 3
Study colonial soldiers, memory and independence as unresolved political questions.
Estimated duration
60 minutes
Learning goal
Study colonial soldiers, memory and independence as unresolved political questions.
Reading sections
2
Resources
1
Open only when you are ready to apply this module. The complete prompts are preserved here.
Prepare a political analysis brief connecting at least one film, one formal choice, one historical context and one public circulation issue.
Expected output
A sourced political cinema brief that can support Unga Learn, CineMap, Shot Atlas or CineUbuntu.
Quiz structure
1 question are prepared to validate the core concepts of this module.
Instructor-provided Formation 05 source material adapted into Unga Learn.