Ousmane Sembène: The Making of a Militant Artist

Contents

Contents Foreword by Danny Glover  xi Preface  xv Acknowledgments  xxv Part one . On the Banks of a Mighty River: Ousmane Sembène’s Childhood 1 1 Casamance 5 2 At the Crossroads of Cultures 11 3 Youth and Its Discontents 17 4 Colonial Violence 28 Part two . Dakar: The Turbulent Years 33 5 The Lebu Ghettos of Dakar Plateau 35 6 The World of Labor 45 7 The Experience of Racism 49 8 “Here We Come, Marshal!” 58 Part three . Dakar in the Postwar Period 63 9 The Winds of Change 67 10 The Moment of Truth 75 Part four . The Making of a Militant-Artist 85 11 “The Village” 89 12 The Docker 101 13 The Militant 110 14 The Fire-Giver 130 Conclusion 149 Biographical Landmarks  153 Notes  167 Index  185 ...