Home - FYS 172 - Cinematic Portraits of Africa - Research Guides at Bates College

Background Sources

Oxford Bibliographies - African Cinema

Annotated essay with links to books, articles and more.

African Cinema and African Cinematic Prepresentation
One of the UC Berkeley National Cinema guides with links to books, journals and reviews.

Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East by Roy Armes
In this landmark dictionary, Roy Armes details the scope and diversity of filmmaking across the Arab Middle East.
We also have the print: Reference PN1998.2 .A758 2008
Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film
Reference PN1993.5.A65 C66 2001
Directory of African Film-Makers and Films by Keith Shiri (Editor)
Reference PN 1993.5 .A35 S48 1992
Frame by Frame III
Volume 3 - Filmography of the African Diasporan Image, 1994 - 2004
Reference PN1995.9.N4 F73 1979 v.3
Blacks in Film and Television: a Pan-African Bibliography of Films, Filmmakers, and Performers
Reference Z5784.M9 G72 1990

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Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Non-U.S. historical research
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Film and literary studies
Communication and Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window