Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Review of Harrow's" TRASH" in Feb. issue of CHOICE

so, which part of the intro was upsetting? i'll have to look at it again
ken

On 1/30/14 11:02 AM, Emeagwali, Gloria (History) wrote:
> 'do i undertand that you authored this review?' Harrow
>
>
> Yes you are quite correct. I have been a reviewer for Choice for several years.
> You can imagine how delighted I was when they sent me a copy of your book to review -
> before I purchased a copy myself. I can assure you that when I read the introduction to this text
> I was quite upset.
>
> On reading the entire text I modified my opinion as indicated.
>
>
> Professor Gloria Emeagwali
> Prof. of History & African Studies
> History Department
> Central Connecticut State University
> New Britain
> CT 06050
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> Documentaries on Africa and the African Diaspora
> ________________________________________
> From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of kenneth harrow [harrow@msu.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 11:58 PM
> To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Review of Harrow's" TRASH" in Feb. issue of CHOICE
>
> thank you ms gloria.
> do i undertand that you authored this review? if so, your praises are
> highly welcome. if for nothing else, i am glad that you were able to
> engage my work, and honored that you found so much to praise. of course
> i would hope that any reinforcement of unsavory stereotypes would be a
> function of the reader's misreading and not my own deliberate
> construction. and if they resulted from my unintended constructions,
> well, i would need to learn better how not to effect such unintended
> results.
>
> not easy to figure out how to skirt such eventualities when dealing with
> the underbellies of or in culture. but you cast the issue in such a way
> as to leave me with my head still high, so i will take the criticism
> with gratitude for your kind praisesong
>
> all the best
> ken
>
> On 1/29/14 6:23 PM, Emeagwali, Gloria (History) wrote:
>> The following review appeared in the February 2014 issue of CHOICE.
>>
>> 51-3138 PN1993 2012-37383 CIP
>> Harrow, Kenneth W. Trash: African cinema from below. Indiana, 2013. 327p bibl filmography index afp ISBN 9780253007445,
>>
>> $85.00; ISBN 9780253007513 pbk, $30.00; ISBN 9780253007575 e-book, contact publisher for price
>>
>>
>>
>> This book is a work of erudition, understanding, engagement, and enthusiastic commitment to African cinema studies and literature.
>> It is a treasure trove for those seeking reviews of a generation of famous productions endorsed by FESPACOe
>> (the biannual Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou)--for example, La nuit de la vérité, Hyenas, Bamako,
>> Karmen Gei, and Xala--as well as Nollywood jewels such as 'Osuofia in London'. Nor do Fela Kuti's musical lyrics--
>> what Harrow (English, Michigan State Univ.) defines as the "satiric hybrid minstrelsy" of songs such as "Gentleman"-
>> escape the gaze of this doyen of literary and cinematic critique. This text is rich in references and literary and cinematic
>> terminologies, concepts, and insights.
>>
>> Hidden within this universe is another ambivalent world, where infected needles, trash, and people seem to be one, leading
>> potentially, no doubt inadvertently, to the reinforcement of unsavory stereotypes, and some of the forbidden epithets of old.
>> The introduction to the text sets the stage for such an encounter. But this flash of ambivalence and negativity is inundated
>> by copious and generous doses of exciting, scholarly, and profound discourse that enrich African and Africana studies.
>>
>> Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty. -- G. Emeagwali, Central Connecticut State University
>>
>>
>>
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