Toward a Syntax for the African Educational Film

The current interest in the production and use of educational films by Africanists emphasizes the need for a methodology by which films on Africa may be critically analyzed and evaluated. Until recently most academics have been overly cautious in their attitudes toward educational films. They have been quick to criticize factual and interpretative weaknesses, but at the same time they have felt it professionally declass6 to be directly involved in writing scripts or in film production. Furthermore, the need to recover production costs has only too frequently meant a lowering of standards and a popularization of content. As a result, subject specialists have been reluctant to participate in film-making ventures. As for film usage, limited opportunities for preview, leading to random projection of bad or irrelevant material, and difficulties in obtaining films have discouraged many instructors. In short, for whatever reason, academics have had low audio-visual literacy

Linguistics · Syntax · African history and culture studies · Philosophy

• Development administration revisited

  Louis A Picard•Journal of Contemporary African…•1982

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