I had the same problems with his program and certainly could not have
articulated it all more eruditely than Ali Mazrui did.  Of course it is
easier to tell how something falls short of the ideal, but Louis Gates
“Wonders of the African World” simply leaves too much to be desired.  I
congratulate him for the gallant effort to bring this about since we all
learned a lot from the show.  However, I think he approached the whole
subject with too much of Western and African-American sensibilities and
emotions, rather than the scholarly critical look we would expect from a
Harvard professor.  Better we Africans sit up, wake up, rouse ourselves, and
tell our own story.

-----Original Message-----
From: Emilie Ngo Nguidjol <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, November 01, 1999 2:07 PM
Subject: Fwd: Re: [BRC-NEWS] A Preliminary Critique of "Wonders of the
African World"


>If you didn't get to watch the series discussed in the piece below, I
>suggest to find a copy and view it to get a better appreciation of the
>discussion. Ali Mazrui's comments may be the tip of an iceberg. Stay tuned.
>--Emilie
>
>>x-posted from [log in to unmask]
>>Cross Posted from BRC-News
>>
>>From: Ali A Mazrui [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>
>>October 28, 1999
>>
>>A PRELIMINARY CRITIQUE OF THE TV SERIES by HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.
>>
>>By Ali A. Mazrui <[log in to unmask]>
>>

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