This module studies civil war, occupation, fundamentalism, genocide, testimony and the ethics of representing political violence.
Learning goal
Analyze films about war, occupation, genocide and memory with ethical attention to testimony and representation.
Completed lessons
0/3
Course
African Cinema and Politics
Lesson list
Lesson 1
Study silence, absence and moral dilemma as political forms in films about war.
Estimated duration
60 minutes
Learning goal
Study silence, absence and moral dilemma as political forms in films about war.
Reading sections
2
Resources
1
Lesson 2
Analyze occupation and everyday resistance through public space, sound, rules and gesture.
Estimated duration
60 minutes
Learning goal
Analyze occupation and everyday resistance through public space, sound, rules and gesture.
Reading sections
2
Resources
1
Lesson 3
Approach genocide, testimony and memory through ethical analysis rather than spectacle.
Estimated duration
60 minutes
Learning goal
Approach genocide, testimony and memory through ethical analysis rather than spectacle.
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.