Tarzan the Ape Man - Part 1

About this episode

This episode discusses the 1932 film Tarzan the Ape Man and its portrayal of Africans in the backdrop of the story.

Send a text The 1932 film Tarzan the Ape Man tells the story of European explorers on an expedition to find a fabled elephant graveyard to make billions selling the ivory. Along the way an epic romance is born when Jane meets Tarzan, a European man brought up by apes in the jungle somewhere in Africa. This episode focuses on the Africans who form a backdrop of film, but are barely heard. Join Barbara Angopa and Amaka Ugwunkwo in this Hollywood Africans two-parter on Apple podcasts, Spotify,...

People in this episode

Hosts: Barbara Angopa, Amaka Ugwunkwo

Topics covered

• film analysis
• African representation
• colonialism
• romance
• exploration
• cinema history

Keywords

• Tarzan
• film review
• African representation
• 1932 film
• colonialism
• cinema history
• romance

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Books & works: Tarzan the Ape Man

Places: Africa

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