Cultural Representations of Massacre

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

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      Pages 1-11

3. Historical Background and Representations of Thiaroye

   1. Historical Background and Representations of Thiaroye

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      Pages 13-28

4. Representations of Thiaroye in Colonial Times

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      Pages 29-29

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   2. Léopold Sédar Senghor’s Thiaroye

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      Pages 31-45

   3. Fodeba Keita’s Thiaroye

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      Pages 47-57

5. Representations of Thiaroye in the Postindependence Era

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-62

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   2. Boubacar Boris Diop’s Thiaroye

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      Pages 63-79

   3. Doumbi-Fakoly’s Morts pour la France

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      Pages 81-95

   4. Camp de Thiaroye by Sembene Ousmane

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      Pages 97-136

6. Representations of Thiaroye in a New Era

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      Pages 137-138

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   2. Rachid Bouchareb’s Minimalist Representation of Thiaroye

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      Pages 139-149

   3. Dismantling Thiaroye’s Dichotomies in Cheikh Faty Faye’s Play

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      Pages 151-167

7. Conclusion

   1. Conclusion

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      Pages 169-173

8. Back Matter

   Pages 175-210

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In this book, Parent puts together a history of representations of the 1944 mutiny in Senegal. Combining firsthand analysis of the works and their intertextual interactions as well an external perspective, Parent engages with history, literature, film, poetics, and politics and highlights the importance of remembering the past.

• Africa
• film
• independence
• politics
• area studies

"With erudition, elegance, and sensitivity, Parent documents how writers, filmmakers, and poets over the years reinserted Thiaroye into African and French history and memory. She thus gives a voice to the former colonized people who present their own rendering of the events. This remarkable scholarship is informative, sophisticated, and offers a stimulating reading experience." - Dina Sherzer, Professor Emeritus of French, Italian, and Comparative Literature, University of Texas at Austin, USA

"With great acuity, Parent provides a clear, explanatory history of people: those who actually suffered from the lethally arrogant behavior of the colonists, as well as those who strove to mark the massacre of Thiaroye in writing, using a creative talent that is necessarily somewhat removed from complete historical accuracy. I am indebted to Parent, whose tireless and profound work made me first admit, and later share her point of view that the official history of the massacre of Thiaroye was in fact merely fiction - which is not to say a lie. This research represents a historic milestone." - Armelle Mabon, Associate Professor of History, Université de Bretagne-Sud, Lorient, France

Sabrina Parent is a research fellow in the Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

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