Out of Africa - Part 1

About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Out of Africa' and its portrayal of colonialism and African characters.

Send a text Out of Africa’s doomed romance, set against the backdrop of stunning Kenyan landscapes, was among the top box office draws in 1985. It tells the story of a Danish aristocrat who travels to Kenya in the run-up to World War One to set up a coffee farm in Kenya with her philandering husband. But does the portrayal of black Africans in the adaption of Baroness Karen Blixen's autobiography glamorise colonialism? Join Barbara Angopa and Amaka Ugwunkwo in this Hollywood Africans two-par...

People in this episode

Hosts: Barbara Angopa, Amaka Ugwunkwo

Topics covered

• colonialism
• film analysis
• African representation
• historical context
• romance
• cinema

Keywords

• Out of Africa
• colonialism
• Kenya
• film analysis
• Baroness Karen Blixen
• 1985
• representation
• romance

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Out of Africa

Places: Kenya, Denmark

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