Market Imaginary
Joanna Grabski
Market Imaginary
Joanna Grabski
DVD Video
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English
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Description
Dakar's famous Colobane market is characterized by the saying, "You can find anything in the world at Colobane Market." This title explores the market in relation to its neighborhood, the city, and the human imagination.
"Captures the dynamic quality of life in a great African city as people prove their entrepreneurial genius without ever losing sight of collective goals and shows contexts of contemporary African life through the eyes and voices of Africans themselves. It is their imaginary that is presented here." - Allen F. Roberts, University of California, Los Angeles "Provides keen insights into the aesthetics and history of a major market in Dakar. Its innovative analysis make an excellent contribution to the anthropological study of markets and market dynamics, the arts in daily life, and to African studies in general. I am not aware of any other film that provides such a unique perspective." - Maria Grosz-Ngate, Indiana University, Bloomington "Significant intellectually and compelling visually. The film will be of potential interest beyond African studies to those who are interested in urban life, social practices, and the relation of urban markets to the global economy in other parts of the world." - Mamadou Diouf, Columbia University
"Captures the dynamic quality of life in a great African city as people prove their entrepreneurial genius without ever losing sight of collective goals and shows contexts of contemporary African life through the eyes and voices of Africans themselves. It is their imaginary that is presented here." - Allen F. Roberts, University of California, Los Angeles "Provides keen insights into the aesthetics and history of a major market in Dakar. Its innovative analysis make an excellent contribution to the anthropological study of markets and market dynamics, the arts in daily life, and to African studies in general. I am not aware of any other film that provides such a unique perspective." - Maria Grosz-Ngate, Indiana University, Bloomington "Significant intellectually and compelling visually. The film will be of potential interest beyond African studies to those who are interested in urban life, social practices, and the relation of urban markets to the global economy in other parts of the world." - Mamadou Diouf, Columbia University
Joanna Grabski is Warner Professor and Chair of the Department of Art History and Visual Culture at Denison University. She is editor (with Carol Magee) of African Art, Interviews, Narratives: Bodies of Knowledge at Work (IUP, 2013).