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KISW 319 — Cinema in Swahili Society

Modern Languages · University of Ghana

This course will introduce students to Kiswahili culture through films for analysis. It will introduce students to the key skills needed in the close textual and historical analysis of film production in East Africa. Also, students will be provided with a glossary of key terms relating to the language of cinema, and will apply these terms in the close textual analysis of several recent Kiswahili films. Students will appreciate the importance of the historical and cultural contexts of film and its production in East Africa.

Credits
2
Level
Level 300
Semester
Semester One

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).