> xposted from H-AFRLITCINE@H-NET.MSU.EDU
>
> From: Marylee S. Crofts, Bentley College
> mcrofts@LNMTA.BENTLEY.EDU
>
> I have used Sembene's Camp de Thiaroye and Borom
> Sarret in my general, introductory African
> history course. The problem with Sembene is that
> his films are not on video; he will not permit it,
> so they must be purchased or rented for one-time
> showings only. Purchase is better if the usage
> warrants.
>
> For history homweork, I also use Basil Davidson's
> "Africa" series on video,
> selected videos by Mazrui, and the old, excellent
> Kenyan trilogy called
> "Black Man's Land," which includes "White Man's
> Country," "Mau Mau," and "Kenyatta." I also use
> "You Have Struck a Rock" for the South African
> women's resistance movements. An introductory
> film on the impact of the IMF is "Debt Crisis: An
> African Dilemma" which focusses on the effects in
> Zambia of structural adjustments in the 1980s.
>
> I cannot use the more literary or artistic films,
> as my class is
> predominantly freshmen; I must stick to the
> basics.
>
> I would appreciate others making suggestions too.
>
> Icarus distributes The Debt Crisis sale = $175
> I do not know where the library purchased the
> others, probably from
> California Newsreel.
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