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ARTD 3134/7142 Subject, Creator, Consumer: Women and African Art (Richards): Film

OER created for Prof. Chris Richards' ART3134/7142 course

Women as Subjects: Film in African Art

Comments on Women and Film by Chris Richards

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African Film Library at the California Newsreel
Films from Africa made by Africans offer restorative images and oftentimes a new film language. The unique films in this collection not only showcase the works of master filmmakers but also innovative new talents who are embracing video technology.

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Readings

Andrea Cornwall: Introduction
Introduction to Cornwall's Readings in Gender in Africa
Thompson: The African Female Body
Barbara Thompson, The African Female Body in the Cultural Imagination : in Black Womanhood

Andrea Cornwall, Open preview
Google Books Preview, Andrea Cornwall's Readings in Gender in Africa
Lisa Collins, Review of Black Womanhood