« Spirit of the dead, rise up! […] and claim your story ». Représentation de l’esclavage et esthétique de la résistance dans Sankofa (Haile Gerima, 1993)

Haile Gerima, an independent Ethiopian filmmaker who belonged to the LA Rebellion film movement, directed films which dealt with various aspects of the African American and black diasporic experience. Sankofa (1993) was his first important critical and commercial success. The film used Akan mytholog...

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Main Author: Claire Dutriaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2019-09-01
Series:Transatlantica
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/12638