First published 2015
This academic anthology brings together diverse scholarly voices to analyze the cinema of Raoul Peck. Editor Myriam Chancy assembles essays, interviews, and keynote addresses that examine how political themes shape Peck's filmmaking vision. Contributors draw from history, film studies, literature, postcolonial theory, Francophone studies, and African studies to create a multidisciplinary portrait of the director's work. The collection covers Peck's well-known films alongside his early and rarely screened works, plus his recent releases. Scholars offer varied interpretations of how Peck uses cinema to explore questions of authority and political struggle. The volume includes Peck's own statements about the role of politics in his artistic practice. This compilation provides readers with multiple frameworks for understanding an expanding body of cinematic work that continues to grow in scope and complexity.
Genres: biography, political-science, african-literature, non-fiction, film, academic
Vibes: academic, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: multidisciplinary, varied-interpretations
298 pages · Hardcover · Lexington Books