Afro@Digital
Description
This program looks at the impact of digital technology across a broad swath of contemporary African life, examining the ways in which it affects traditional culture and considering how it can best be used to overcome poverty without falling into the trap of neocolonialism. The film also raises the intriguing possibility that computing technology is indigenous to Africa due to the discovery of the Ishango Bone, which may be the oldest calculating tool in the world; and filmmaker John Akomfrah encourages viewers to look at digital technology not just as a tool but as a mindset.
Runtime
52 min
Subjects
Contributor
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2012], c2003
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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