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
Other courses on this programme
- ARAB 301 — Intermediate Arabic Usage I
- ARAB 302 — Intermediate Arabic Usage II
- ARAB 303 — Comprehension and Oral Expression I
- ARAB 304 — Comprehension and Oral Expression II
- ARAB 305 — Translation Exercises & Aspects of Arabic Structure
- ARAB 306 — Translation Exercises
- ARAB 307 — Special Topics I
- ARAB 308 — Special Topics II
- ARAB 309 — Readings in Hadith Literature
- ARAB 310 — Language Immersion I
- ARAB 311 — Classical Arabic Literature in Translation
- ARAB 312 — Modern Arabic Short Story in Translation
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).