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A visual analysis of 2019's #AmINext? movement

Dissertation (MA (Visual Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2022.

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Other Authors: Du Plessis, Rory
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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/89080 A visual analysis of 2019's #AmINext? movement Du Plessis, Rory Kriel, Lize mpontshiz@gmail.com Mpontshane, Nhlosenhle UCTD Uyinene Mrwetyana Protest imagery Gender-based violence (GBV) Crime in South Africa Women rights Dissertation (MA (Visual Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2022. As a result of Uyinene Mrwetyana’s murder in 2019, protest action under the banner of #AmINext? manifested itself near the steps of Parliament in Cape Town. When masses of predominantly female marchers assembled wielding protest signs, vocally demonstrating against the scourge of gender-based violence ravaging the country, it could be argued that this marked a momentous contribution to the annals of South African history. Therefore, in this dissertation, I identify, explore and interpret the symbols, visual tropes and myths of the protest movement. For the purposes of thorough contexualisation, other women-led movements are also explored by primarily focusing on their visual meaning-making by unpacking select protest imagery. These include images from the famed Women’s March of 1956, depictions of women in resistance photography during the apartheid era, as well as the intersectional feminist movements that mushroomed within the largely male-dominated spaces of #FeesMustFall and #RhodesMustFall. In doing this, the study seeks to offer a detailed visual analysis examining what can be deduced from the tropes, symbols, and myths captured not only at the #AmINext? march, but throughout some of South Africa’s most seminal protests advocating for women’s rights. Visual Arts MA (Visual Studies) Unrestricted 2023-02-02T06:02:29Z 2023-02-02T06:02:29Z 2023 2022 Dissertation * A2023 https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89080 10.25403/UPresearchdata.21756938 en © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Uyinene Mrwetyana
Protest imagery
Gender-based violence (GBV)
Crime in South Africa
Women rights
A visual analysis of 2019's #AmINext? movement
title A visual analysis of 2019's #AmINext? movement
title_full A visual analysis of 2019's #AmINext? movement
title_fullStr A visual analysis of 2019's #AmINext? movement
title_full_unstemmed A visual analysis of 2019's #AmINext? movement
title_short A visual analysis of 2019's #AmINext? movement
title_sort visual analysis of 2019 s aminext movement
topic UCTD
Uyinene Mrwetyana
Protest imagery
Gender-based violence (GBV)
Crime in South Africa
Women rights
url https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89080