{"product_id":"9781839029004","title":"Touki Bouki","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBFI Film Classics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTouki Bouki\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRosalind Galt\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDjibril Diop Mambéty's exuberant, inventive and urgent film \u003ci\u003eTouki Bouki\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Journey of the Hyena\u003c\/i\u003e) (1973) follows a young couple, Mory (Magaye Niang) and Anta (Mareme Niang), who dream of leaving their home in Dakar, Senegal for an imagined better life in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRosalind Galt's insightful study analyses \u003ci\u003eTouki Bouki\u003c\/i\u003e's cinematic worlds, from its narrative of postcolonial migration to its influence by international film style, both nonetheless grounded in African visual cultures and critical perspectives. \u003ci\u003eTouki Bouki\u003c\/i\u003e explores the intertwined histories of the postcolonial and the transnational, showing how the aesthetic and political ideas found in the experimentation of cinematic modernisms and New Waves are as African as they are European.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGalt's study interweaves a conceptual framework of world cinema studies and anti\/decolonial theory with close analysis of \u003ci\u003eTouki Bouki\u003c\/i\u003e's innovative audiovisual forms and its representations of desire and identity in postcolonial Senegal. Providing a detailed reading of the film's themes and cinematic style, she argues for its classic status and for its long-lasting influence on world cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRosalind Galt\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Film Studies at King's College London, UK. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAlluring Monsters: the Pontianak and Cinemas of Decolonization\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), \u003ci\u003ePretty: Film and the Decorative Image\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eThe New European Cinema: Redrawing the Map\u003c\/i\u003e (2006); the co-author with Karl Schoonover of \u003ci\u003eQueer Cinema in the World\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-editor with Karl Schoonover of \u003ci\u003eGlobal Art Cinema: New Theories and Histories\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 April 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBritish Film Institute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781839029004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e104\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63412923957388,"sku":"9781839029004","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_9621da28-0dcf-4a6a-8f39-539674d0ef2c.jpg?v=1792539930","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781839029004","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}