COML 2235

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COML 2235
New Visions in African Cinema

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This undergraduate course introduces the formal and topical innovations that African cinema has experienced since its inception in the 1960s. Sections will explore, among others, Nollywood, sci-fi, and ideological cinema. Films include: Abderrahmane Sissako's Bamako, Mohamed Camara's Dakan, Djibril Diop Mambety's Touki-Bouki, Cheikh Oumar Sissoko's Finzan, Anne-Laure Folly's Women with Open Eyes, Ousmane Sembene's Camp de Thiaroye, Jean-Pierre Bekolo's Quartier Mozart.


Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, LA-AG), (ALC-AS, GLC-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2024FA, 2020FA, 2019FA, 2018FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 2235, ENGL 2935, PMA 2435

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7672 COML 2235   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Diabate, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person