Course Details
Country:
South Africa
Institution:
Stellenbosch University International Summer School
Course Title:
Visual Narratives and South-North Interactions
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Course Description:
Field of Study: Art and Media
In this course, we will track major developments and changes in South African art, media and especially film during the Apartheid era (1948-1994) and after (1994-present). The point of this broad historical perspective is not so much to provide a condensed history of South African media, as it is to explore the relationship between South Africa's turbulent socio-political landscape and its visual culture. In particular, we aim to explore the notion of collective identities as they manifested and still manifest in visual culture. We are interested in how South African visualities and indentities borrow from and influence those from the Global North. We compare art, magazines and films from Africa with those from dominant, western cultures in an effort to understand the political power of visual, cultural and textual entanglement.
Can be Topped up with 1 US/2 ECTS Credits
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
INTS 399
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