ABSTRACT Sankofa is an Akan principle which philosophizes that in order to move forward and build a future, one must reach into the past to retrieve that which is at risk of being left behind or forgotten. Marvel Cinema’s Black Panther which is usually perceived as a speculative, Afrofuturist representation of Black identities has a strong concern with the historical African past. In its construction of the futuristic, high-tech African nation Wakanda, the film brings into play some aspects of erstwhile ancient African cultural practices which faded out, or were disregarded during and after colonialism. In this paper I argue that in its treatment of the futurist African space, Black Panther shows many analogies consistent with the Sankofa theory and also shows a de-colonial agenda. I first elaborate on the Sankofa theory by outlining its history and relevance. Secondly, I examine the treatment of three indigenous practices in the film: Wakandan architecture, Wakandan writing systems and the representation of Wakandan women, as elements Black Panther retrieves from the ancient African past in order to build its futuristic African space.

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你看到瓦坎达非洲吗？通过桑科法理论的镜头将《黑豹》解读为一部非殖民主义电影

摘要 Sankofa 是一项阿寒原则，其哲学思想是，为了向前迈进并建立未来，人们必须深入过去以找回有可能被抛在后面或被遗忘的事物。漫威电影的黑豹通常被认为是对黑人身份的投机性、非洲未来主义表现，对非洲的历史有着强烈的关注。在构建未来主义的高科技非洲国家瓦坎达的过程中，这部电影发挥了从前的非洲古代文化习俗的某些方面的作用，这些习俗在殖民主义期间和之后逐渐消失或被忽视。在这篇论文中，我认为在处理未来主义的非洲空间时，黑豹展示了许多与桑科法理论一致的类比，也展示了去殖民化的议程。我首先通过概述其历史和相关性来详细阐述 Sankofa 理论。其次，我考察了电影中对三种本土实践的处理：瓦坎达建筑、瓦坎达书写系统和瓦坎达女性的代表，作为黑豹从古代非洲过去中提取的元素，以建立其未来派的非洲空间。