this is a publication from lindsey green-simms, a brilliant scholar. i am posting it not because it is so unusual in my world--that of academe--for a book of this sort, and this stature, to be published. it is because on our list this question of queer african cinema was raised as if it were an anomaly. it isn't. it is part of our world, though not without struggle and contention. where a queer african film might be shown on say u.s. campuses without anyone raising an eyebrow, a film like Rafiki incurred great contention in kenya. it was a good and ulltimately controversial film in nairobi; but not in cannes where it was also shown, i believe.
africa is in the midst of a great struggle over gay rights, and i write this only to affirm it is not an invisible or hidden or minor affair these days, as in the past. i can say that i believe its gradual acceptance is inevitable.
ken
kenneth harrow
professor emeritus
dept of english
michigan state university
517 803-8839
harrow@msu.edu
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