Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
Abstract
In Guelwaar, film and novel by Ousmane Sembène (1923- 2007), humor often makes you smile; and when it is comical, it is ironic and parodic. These aspects highlight unusual or contradictory aspects, even serious situations. The aim of this caustic humor is to correct negative situations, especially to denounce the defects of hypocrisy and intolerance. The humorous strategy in Guelwaar is part of the Senegalese filmmaker-novelist’s perspective of a didactic project aimed at the whole of Africa.
Recommended Citation
Nzabatsinda, Anthère
(2021)
"L’humour didactique dans Guelwaar d’Ousmane Sembène,"
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 96:
No.
1, Article 15.
Available at:
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol96/iss1/15
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