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In April 1966, thousands of artists, musicians, performers and writers from across Africa and its diaspora gathered in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, to take part in the First World Festival of Negro Arts (Premier Festival Mondial des arts nègres). The international forum provided by the Dakar Festival showcased a wide array of arts and was attended by such celebrated luminaries as Duke Ellington, Josephine Baker, Aimé Césaire, André Malraux and Wole Soyinka. Described by Senegalese President Léopold Sédar Senghor, as 'the elaboration of a new humanism which this time will include all of humanity on the whole of our planet earth', the festival constituted a highly symbolic moment in th...
Ce livre est une autobiographie. Elle jette un regard à travers le rétroviseur de la vie d'un citoyen sénégalais soucieux de la problématique et des enjeux de la gouvernance locale de l'Arrondissement de Méouane et surtout de la Commune de Mboro d'où il est natif. L'auteur y retrace essentiellement son engagement politico-citoyen, partage sa vision pour un développement durable à Mboro et explique le quadratique des préoccupations de la population locale : problématiques du secteur agricole, de l'incohérence territoriale, du dénuement infrastructurel et de la gouvernance du secteur minier local.
The last decade has witnessed an explosion of interest in film festivals, with the field growing to a position of prominence within the space of a few short years. Film Festivals: History, Theory, Method, Practice represents a major addition to the literature on this topic, offering an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the area. With a combination of chapters specifically examining history, theory, method and practice, it offers a clear structure and systematic approach for the study of film festivals. Offering a collection of essays written by an international range of established scholars, it discusses well-known film festivals in Europe, North America and Asia, but equally d...