Ousmane Sembène Essays
The Six Mountains on African Literature College
Xala
Chinese revolutionary Mao Zedong is quoted as having said that a Chinese man has three mountains on his back. The first is colonial oppression, the second is the oppression of tradition, and the third is his own backwardness. A woman, however, has...
Cultural Cacophony: Conrad and Sembène on African Culture 12th Grade
Xala
Cultural Cacophony: Conrad and Sembène on African Culture
Literature has always served as a window into the souls of cultures. However, the perspective from which one looks through that window can substantially shift one’s view of the culture in...