This module studies Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Ghana, Niger, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, diasporas and platforms as a plural West African cinema region.
Learning goal
Map West African cinemas through auteurs, FESPACO, Sahelian contexts, popular industries, diasporas and platforms.
Completed lessons
0/3
Course
African Cinemas by Region
Lesson list
Lesson 1
Map Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso through auteurs, languages, Sahelian contexts and FESPACO.
Estimated duration
60 minutes
Learning goal
Map Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso through auteurs, languages, Sahelian contexts and FESPACO.
Reading sections
2
Resources
1
Lesson 2
Understand Nigeria and Ghana through popular industries, video film, genre systems and audience circulation.
Estimated duration
60 minutes
Learning goal
Understand Nigeria and Ghana through popular industries, video film, genre systems and audience circulation.
Reading sections
2
Resources
1
Lesson 3
Study West African circulation beyond the most visible countries and include diasporic and platform routes.
Estimated duration
60 minutes
Learning goal
Study West African circulation beyond the most visible countries and include diasporic and platform routes.
Reading sections
2
Resources
1
Open only when you are ready to apply this module. The complete prompts are preserved here.
Build a CineMap sheet for one West African film or circulation route.
Expected output
A West African regional map.
Quiz structure
1 question are prepared to validate the core concepts of this module.
Source to review before public screening or classroom projection.
Open resource