Assignment Question
*Attempt only two questions. *Question # 1, Section A, is compulsory. *Choose one more question from Section B. *Keep your answers clear, concise and analytical. *Address your responses to the specific demands of each question. *Limit your answers to 4 (double-spaced, 12-pitch font) pages per question. *Illustrate your answers with pertinent references, and cite key sources consulted. *No haphazard submission of papers or excuses for late papers would be accepted. * Your answer scripts must include questions chosen, your name, be in PDF and MLA format.
QUESTIONS: SECTION A 1) Showing subtle understandings of ‘post nationalist African cinemas’, as proposed by Tcheuyap (2011), discuss its significance in tracking shifts, emerging complexities and reference points within contemporary African film-making.
SECTION B 2) Analyze, with Fatima and Alia as respective focal points, the convergence of personal and national histories in Fatima, The Algerian Woman of Dakar and Silences of the Palace.
3) Discuss the significance of identities, relationships, and societal afflictions in endowing The Other and Yesterday with multilayered networks of meanings.
4) Examine the intricate narrative and aesthetic strategies through which Les Saignantes, in blending sci-fi with relentless social critique, challenges generic definitions of African cinema.