Abstract
This article considers the relationship between the journal Présence Africaine, and cinema as a vehicle for anticolonial thought and practice. Drawing upon archival research on the writings of Paulin Vieyra, the article explores the continued resonance of his work today, whilst also problematizing the historical silencing of Francophone African women filmmakers.
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It argues that a reexamination of the relationship between cinema practice and Présence Africaine opens up new avenues for thinking about the broader cultural politics of decolonisation both historically and today
Looking through the archives of Présence Africaine, I continually returned to this phrase, as I searched for traces of anticolonial cinema theory and practice
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Tracing Cinema as Anticolonial Resistance through the Archives of Présence Africaine Abigail Carter FORUM: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Journal of Culture & the Arts 32 Autumn 2021 01st October 2021 Chloë Edwards. FORUM claims non-exclusive rights to reproduce this article electronically (in full or in part) and to publish this work in any such media current or later developed. Any latter publication shall recognise FORUM as the original publisher. Tracing Cinema as Anticolonial Resistance through the Archives of Présence Africaine
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