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1. literariness.org › 2022/10/12 › analysis-of-ousmaneAnalysis of Ousmane Sembène’s God’s Bits of Wood

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   Oct 12, 2022 · By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on October 12, 2022. God’s Bits of Wood is the third and most famous novel of award-winning author and filmmaker Ousmane Sembène (1923–2007), who was born in Ziguinchor, Senegal, then a French colony. God’s Bits of Wood, a panoramic novel of social realism, chronicles a 1940s railroad strike on the Dakar-Niger line.

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   May 2, 2013 · The article presents the significance of reading, writing, and orature in Ousmane Sembene’s classic novel, “God’s Bits of Wood” in light of theories regarding education and foreign language reading particularly in the context of a decolonizing West Africa. A close reading of the text reveals Sembene’s preoccupations with the politics and utility of literature and orature. Ultimately ...

   • Author: Gerard Lavatori
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   • Publish Year: 2014

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   Jan 12, 2023 · Lire et relire Sembene Ousmane. Paris: Harmattan, 2014. An insightful close reading of Sembène’s texts and the significance of symbols as well as body language and other signs in the larger context of Senegalese culture. Fofana, Amadou Tidiane. The Films of Ousmane Sembène: Discourse, Politics, and Culture. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2012.

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   Mandabi (1968) Website. Official website. Ousmane Sembène (French: [usman sɑ̃bɛn]; 1 January 1923 or 8 January 1923 [ 1 ] – 9 June 2007), was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer. The Los Angeles Times considered him one of the greatest authors of Africa and he has often been called the "father of African film".

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7. www.tandfonline.com › doi › fullA tribute to Ousmane Sembène - Taylor & Francis Online

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   Nov 29, 2007 · A tribute to Ousmane Sembène. Ousmane Sembène, the Senegalese filmmaker and a towering figure in African postcolonial literature and film, died at the age of 84 on 9 June 2007 at his home in Dakar, Senegal. Crossing the all–familiar geographical frontiers of empire and its shifting constellation of territories which were torn by constant ...

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   • Publish Year: 2007

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   Jan 31, 2023 · The impact of filmmaker Ousmane Sembène’s work should not be understated. His films, made in the neorealist style , were concerned with working-class people and tended to use non-professional ...

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   Who is Ousmane Sembène?

   • God’s Bits of Wood is the third and most famous novel of award-winning author and filmmaker Ousmane Sembène (1923–2007), who was born in Ziguinchor, Senegal, then a French colony. God’s Bits of Wood, a panoramic novel of social realism, chronicles a 1940s railroad strike on the Dakar-Niger line.

   Analysis of Ousmane Sembène’s God’s Bits of Wood

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   What is Ousmane Sembène Cinéaste?

   • Ousmane Sembène cinéaste: Première période, 1962–1971. Paris: Présence Africaine, 1972. One of the very first critical essays on African cinema. It offers critical analyses of each of Sembène’s films as well as insightful knowledge about their making.

   Ousmane Sembène - African Studies - Oxford Bibliographies

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   What films did Sembène Ousmane make?

   • Sembène's films include: Portrait of a poor Senegalese man. First film made by a black African. Black Girl (original title: La noire de...) Adeniyi, Idowu Emmanuel (2019). "Male Other, Female Self and Post-feminist Consciousness in Sembène Ousmane's God's Bits of Wood and Flora Nwapa 's Efuru".

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   Who was Sembène & what did he do?

   • Born in 1923 during the pinnacle of Senegal’s colonial occupation by the French, Sembène was the son of a fisherman in the southern region of Senegal. He grew up under colonial rule, went briefly to a French-language school, worked as a mechanic and bricklayer, served in the French military, and then moved to France in 1946, at the age of 23.

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   What is a good book about Sembène?

   • Vieyra 1972 contextualizes Sembène’s life and cinema and provides testimonies, interviews, critical analyses, and a technical description of his filmmaking style. Moore 1973 offers an insightful look into Sembène’s life and work. Pfaff 1984 is an inspiring film-by-film analysis of eight of Sembène’s films, from Borom Sarret (1963) to Ceddo (1976).

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   Why is Sembène a great writer?

   • His paired 1987 novellas Niiwam et Taaw (Niiwam and Taaw) continue to explore social and moral collapse in urban Senegal. On the strength of Les Bouts de Bois de Dieu and Xala, Sembène is considered one of the leading figures in African postcolonial literature.

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10. www.tandfonline.com › doi › fullA tribute to Ousmane Sembène - Taylor & Francis Online

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    Dec 20, 2007 · View PDF. As the inaugural issue of this journal was in the final stages of preparation, Ousmane Sembène, the Senegalese filmmaker and a towering figure in African postcolonial literature and film, died at the age of 84 on 9 June 2007 at his home in Dakar, Senegal. Crossing the all familiar geographical frontiers of empire and its shifting ...