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Manthia Diawara

April 08, 2024

Manthia Diawara (born December 19, 1953) is a Malian writer, filmmaker, cultural theorist, scholar, and art historian. He holds the title of University Professor at New York University (NYU), where he is Director of the Institute of Afro-American Affairs.

Manthia Diawara
Born (1953-12-19) December 19, 1953 (age 70)
Bamako, Mali
OccupationWriter, filmmaker, theorist, professor, producer
NationalityMalian, American
Alma materIndiana University, University of Pennsylvania and the University of California at Santa Barbara.
GenreFilm, history, literature, theory, art history
SubjectAfricana Studies, Film Studies, Comparative Literature, Art History

Biography edit

Diawara was born in Bamako, Mali, and received his early education in France.[1] He later received a PhD from Indiana University in 1985. Prior to teaching at NYU, Diawara taught at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Much of his research has been in the field of black cultural studies. Diawara has sought to incorporate consideration of the material conditions of African Americans to provide a broader context for the study of African diasporic culture. An aspect of this formulation has been the privileging of "Blackness" in all its possible forms rather than as relevant to a single, perhaps monolithic definition of black culture.[2]

Diawara has contributed significantly to the study of black film. In 1992, Indiana University Press published his African Cinema: Politics & Culture and in 1993, Routledge published a volume he edited entitled Black-American Cinema. A filmmaker himself, Diawara has written and directed a number of films.[3]

His 1998 book In Search of Africa is an account of his return to his childhood home of Guinea and was published by Harvard University Press.[4]

Diawara is the editor-in-chief of Renaissance Noire, a journal of arts, culture, and politics dedicated to work that engages contemporary Black concerns. He serves on the advisory board of October, and is also on the editorial collective of Public Culture.[5]

In 2003, Diawara released We Won't Budge: A Malaria Memoir, the title a tribute to Salif Keita's anthemic protest song "Nou Pas Bouger".[6] The book was described by The Village Voice as "by turns elegiac, unsentimental, angry, and wise....his story unfolds in the triumphant days post-1960 (when Mali gained independence from France), trips into reverie for a youth spent in thrall to rock and roll, and evokes his awakenings to art and racism in the West."[7]

Diawara serves on the board of TransAfrica Forum, alongside Harry Belafonte, Danny Glover, and Walter Mosley, which supported Barack Obama's successful candidacy for president in 2008.[8]

In 2015, he was featured in the documentary Sembene![9] on the life and career of legendary Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembene, a filmmaker Diawara himself profiled in his own documentary on the filmmaker, Sembene: the Making of African Cinema.

Fellowships and honors edit

Jury Member, The National Black Programming Consortium, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, 1992, 1989; Jury Member, The Paul Robeson Award, The Pan-African Film Festival of Ouagadougou, 1987; NAACP Top of the Mountain Award, 1998.[10]

Works edit

Selected bibliography edit

Books (author)
  • African Cinema: Politics and Culture (First ed.). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. 1992. ISBN 0-253-20707-X.
  • In Search of Africa (First ed.). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 1998. ISBN 0-674-00408-6.
  • Levinthal, David; Diawara, Manthia (1999). Blackface (First ed.). Santa Fe, NM: Arena. ISBN 1-892041-06-5.
  • The 1960s in Bamako: Malick Sidibé and James Brown. Paper series on the arts, culture, and society, no. 11. New York: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 2001. OCLC 47999579. About Malick Sidibé and James Brown.
  • We Won't Budge: An Exile in the World (First ed.). New York: Basic Civitas Books. 2003. ISBN 0-465-01709-6.
  • Diawara, Manthia; Knape, Gunilla; Magnin, Andre (2004). Malick Sidibe: Photographs (First ed.). Germany: Steidl/Hasselblad Center. ISBN 3-88243-973-4.
Books (editor)
  • Diawara, Manthia (1993). Black American Cinema (AFI Film Readers) (First ed.). London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-90397-1.
  • Baker, Houston; Diawara, Manthia; Lindeborg, Ruth H. (1996). Black British Cultural Studies: A Reader (Black Literature and Culture Series) (First ed.). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-14482-8.
  • Mosely, Walter; Diawara, Manthia; Taylor, Clyde; Austin, Regina (1999). Black Genius: African American Solutions to African American Problems (First ed.). New York: W.W. Norton & Co. ISBN 0-393-31978-4.
Articles

Filmography edit

  • Sembène: the Making of African Cinema, 1994.
  • Rouch in Reverse, 1995.
  • In Search of Africa, 1997.
  • Diaspora Conversations: from Goree to Dogon, 2000
  • Bamako Siki Kan, 2002.
  • Conakry Kas, 2003.
  • Who's Afraid of Ngugi?, 2006.
  • Maison Tropicale, 2008.
  • Édouard Glissant: one world in relation, 2010.
  • Negritude, a Dialogue between Soyinka and Senghor, 2015.
  • An Opera of the World, 2017. The film was screened at documenta 14.
  • A Letter from Yene (2022).
  • AI: African Intelligence (2022). The film was screened at the Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival.
  • Angela Davis: A World of Greater Freedom (2023). The film was screened at the Sharjah Biennial

References edit

  1. ^ Faculty profile at NYU
  2. ^ Manthia Diawara Biographical Sketch from Black Cultural Studies.
  3. ^ "Manthia Diawara" at IMDb.
  4. ^ "In Search of Africa by Manthia Diawara", Harvard University Press.
  5. ^ October Editorial Info, MIT Press Journals.
  6. ^ Margaret Busby, , The Independent, 10 March 2006.
  7. ^ Lenora Todaro, "Manthia Diawara Won't Budge - NYU's Renaissance Man Contemplates the Fate of the African Expat", The Village Voice, July 8, 2003.
  8. ^ "Black à part, an interview with Manthia Diawara, Libération, 28 October 2008.
  9. ^ "Film Review: 'Sembene!'". Variety. November 5, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  10. ^ Faculty profile: Africana Studies at NYU.

External links edit

  • Official Website.
  • "Manthia Diawara. The Concept of Négritude. 2012". YouTube

April 08, 2024
manthia, diawara, born, december, 1953, malian, writer, filmmaker, cultural, theorist, scholar, historian, holds, title, university, professor, york, university, where, director, institute, afro, american, affairs, born, 1953, december, 1953, bamako, malioccup. Manthia Diawara born December 19 1953 is a Malian writer filmmaker cultural theorist scholar and art historian He holds the title of University Professor at New York University NYU where he is Director of the Institute of Afro American Affairs Manthia DiawaraBorn 1953 12 19 December 19 1953 age 70 Bamako MaliOccupationWriter filmmaker theorist professor producerNationalityMalian AmericanAlma materIndiana University University of Pennsylvania and the University of California at Santa Barbara GenreFilm history literature theory art historySubjectAfricana Studies Film Studies Comparative Literature Art History Contents 1 Biography 2 Fellowships and honors 3 Works 3 1 Selected bibliography 3 2 Filmography 4 References 5 External linksBiography editDiawara was born in Bamako Mali and received his early education in France 1 He later received a PhD from Indiana University in 1985 Prior to teaching at NYU Diawara taught at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California at Santa Barbara Much of his research has been in the field of black cultural studies Diawara has sought to incorporate consideration of the material conditions of African Americans to provide a broader context for the study of African diasporic culture An aspect of this formulation has been the privileging of Blackness in all its possible forms rather than as relevant to a single perhaps monolithic definition of black culture 2 Diawara has contributed significantly to the study of black film In 1992 Indiana University Press published his African Cinema Politics amp Culture and in 1993 Routledge published a volume he edited entitled Black American Cinema A filmmaker himself Diawara has written and directed a number of films 3 His 1998 book In Search of Africa is an account of his return to his childhood home of Guinea and was published by Harvard University Press 4 Diawara is the editor in chief of Renaissance Noire a journal of arts culture and politics dedicated to work that engages contemporary Black concerns He serves on the advisory board of October and is also on the editorial collective of Public Culture 5 In 2003 Diawara released We Won t Budge A Malaria Memoir the title a tribute to Salif Keita s anthemic protest song Nou Pas Bouger 6 The book was described by The Village Voice as by turns elegiac unsentimental angry and wise his story unfolds in the triumphant days post 1960 when Mali gained independence from France trips into reverie for a youth spent in thrall to rock and roll and evokes his awakenings to art and racism in the West 7 Diawara serves on the board of TransAfrica Forum alongside Harry Belafonte Danny Glover and Walter Mosley which supported Barack Obama s successful candidacy for president in 2008 8 In 2015 he was featured in the documentary Sembene 9 on the life and career of legendary Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembene a filmmaker Diawara himself profiled in his own documentary on the filmmaker Sembene the Making of African Cinema Fellowships and honors editJury Member The National Black Programming Consortium Inc Columbus Ohio 1992 1989 Jury Member The Paul Robeson Award The Pan African Film Festival of Ouagadougou 1987 NAACP Top of the Mountain Award 1998 10 Works editSelected bibliography edit Books author African Cinema Politics and Culture First ed Bloomington IN Indiana University Press 1992 ISBN 0 253 20707 X In Search of Africa First ed Cambridge MA Harvard University Press 1998 ISBN 0 674 00408 6 Levinthal David Diawara Manthia 1999 Blackface First ed Santa Fe NM Arena ISBN 1 892041 06 5 The 1960s in Bamako Malick Sidibe and James Brown Paper series on the arts culture and society no 11 New York Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts 2001 OCLC 47999579 About Malick Sidibe and James Brown We Won t Budge An Exile in the World First ed New York Basic Civitas Books 2003 ISBN 0 465 01709 6 Diawara Manthia Knape Gunilla Magnin Andre 2004 Malick Sidibe Photographs First ed Germany Steidl Hasselblad Center ISBN 3 88243 973 4 Books editor Diawara Manthia 1993 Black American Cinema AFI Film Readers First ed London Routledge ISBN 0 415 90397 1 Baker Houston Diawara Manthia Lindeborg Ruth H 1996 Black British Cultural Studies A Reader Black Literature and Culture Series First ed Chicago IL University of Chicago Press ISBN 0 226 14482 8 Mosely Walter Diawara Manthia Taylor Clyde Austin Regina 1999 Black Genius African American Solutions to African American Problems First ed New York W W Norton amp Co ISBN 0 393 31978 4 ArticlesDiawara Manthia May 4 2003 Lives The Pretender The New York Times Magazine 108 1 Filmography edit Sembene the Making of African Cinema 1994 Rouch in Reverse 1995 In Search of Africa 1997 Diaspora Conversations from Goree to Dogon 2000 Bamako Siki Kan 2002 Conakry Kas 2003 Who s Afraid of Ngugi 2006 Maison Tropicale 2008 Edouard Glissant one world in relation 2010 Negritude a Dialogue between Soyinka and Senghor 2015 An Opera of the World 2017 The film was screened at documenta 14 A Letter from Yene 2022 AI African Intelligence 2022 The film was screened at the Berlinale Berlin International Film Festival Angela Davis A World of Greater Freedom 2023 The film was screened at the Sharjah BiennialReferences edit Faculty profile at NYU Manthia Diawara Biographical Sketch from Black Cultural Studies Manthia Diawara at IMDb In Search of Africa by Manthia Diawara Harvard University Press October Editorial Info MIT Press Journals Margaret Busby We Won t Budge by Manthia Diawara Musical memories of an African in Paris review The Independent 10 March 2006 Lenora Todaro Manthia Diawara Won t Budge NYU s Renaissance Man Contemplates the Fate of the African Expat The Village Voice July 8 2003 Black a part an interview with Manthia Diawara Liberation 28 October 2008 Film Review Sembene Variety November 5 2015 Retrieved December 13 2015 Faculty profile Africana Studies at NYU External links editOfficial Website Manthia Diawara The Concept of Negritude 2012 YouTube 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