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ZASB, Seminarraum
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FG African Studies
FG Movie Screening: Black Panther and Sankofa
We invite all students to two movie screenings: Black Panther on March 8 and Sankofa on March 15. Black Panther has been discussed a lot in media recently. Is the first all-black movie from Marvel's Comic Universe actually a change in movie history which leads to empowerment of black people worldwide? Or does it bring about yet another step of commercialization as Hollywood is learning how to make money by giving action movies a touch of politicalness? In any case, the movie has been received very positively amongst the Afro-American community and by Africans all over the world.
In the second film, Sankofa by Ethiopian director Haile Gerima from 1993, an Afro-American model is miraculously transported back in history to a plantage in the West-Indies, where she experiences slavery and possibilities to outrun it first-hand.
Both films deal in different ways with Africa's present-day position in the world and the colonial past – and raise the question what could be changed.
Sankofa will be screened at the ZASB on March 8 with a discussion round afterwards. Please bring along some snacks!
Dates:
- Black Panther: March 8, 17.45 in front of cinema Capitol, 7 Fr.
- Sankofa: March 15, 18.00 at the ZASB top floor, free entry
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