Black independent film: an interview with Haile Gerima

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Haile Gerima, an independent black American filmmaker asserts that through her film 'Sankofa,' she has attempted to depicts the historical tradition of black resistance with the focus on women as outsiders in the black society. Her adherence to the L.A. Rebellion made her discard the Hollywood tradition for a transnational theme. Gerima feels that the freshness and uncertainty of filmmaking makes it a compelling medium to indulge in. Her next venture portrays the blacks' intellectual journey to the west and its dislocating effect on the black psyche.

Interview, Criticism and interpretation, Sankofa (Motion picture), Gerima, Haile

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A new jurisprudence for Africa

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The judiciaries of Africa are emerging from decades of powerlessness and marginalization, and the idea of judicial review is being enthusiastically embraced by many African countries. It has been assumed Africa's holdover judiciaries will start to assert themselves once they have constitutional guarantees of independence, and give new meaning to the new liberal-democratic constitutions. However the complementary transition in jurisprudence will require time, effort and commitment.

Africa, Judicial review

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