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That’s our code : a feminine artistic encoding of memories of the South African Defence Force between 1977 and 1989 and hegemonic masculinity in white South African men
Mini Dissertation (MA (Fine Arts))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/99985 That’s our code : a feminine artistic encoding of memories of the South African Defence Force between 1977 and 1989 and hegemonic masculinity in white South African men Sooful, Avi u15119867@tuks.co.za Glass, Georgina Alice UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Textile Code Experience Artmaking Memory Mini Dissertation (MA (Fine Arts))--University of Pretoria, 2023. This study explores memory and narrative surrounding experiences of conscription into the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the 1970s and 80s. This decade experienced the climax and end of several conflicts grouped under the collectively remembered ‘Border War’. The conscription of white South African men into the military is understood by many veterans as a coming-of-age ritual and an induction into manhood. When the National Party conceded in 1994, many soldiers felt betrayed by the government they risked their lives to protect. Many of these soldiers are silent about their experiences and this study provided an opportunity for participating veterans to recount experiences of the former South African Defence Force (SADF), specifically surrounding the creation of masculinity and the sharing of pain and trauma. I have combined two binary and gendered codes, Morse code and knitting, to encode narratives shared with me by participating veterans, thereby capturing memories from a group who feel they are forgotten. In addition, I use stitching to investigate my relationship to the SADF and trauma, using a spiral motif to explore the cathartic release of sharing stories and the great difficulty in sharing vulnerability and pain. Visual Arts MA (Fine Arts) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-05: Gender equality 2024-12-12T12:10:02Z 2024-12-12T12:10:02Z 2025-04 2023-09-26 Mini Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/99985 https://researchdata.up.ac.za/account/items/27879531/edit en © 2023 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 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Textile Code Experience Artmaking Memory That’s our code : a feminine artistic encoding of memories of the South African Defence Force between 1977 and 1989 and hegemonic masculinity in white South African men |
| title | That’s our code : a feminine artistic encoding of memories of the South African Defence Force between 1977 and 1989 and hegemonic masculinity in white South African men |
| title_full | That’s our code : a feminine artistic encoding of memories of the South African Defence Force between 1977 and 1989 and hegemonic masculinity in white South African men |
| title_fullStr | That’s our code : a feminine artistic encoding of memories of the South African Defence Force between 1977 and 1989 and hegemonic masculinity in white South African men |
| title_full_unstemmed | That’s our code : a feminine artistic encoding of memories of the South African Defence Force between 1977 and 1989 and hegemonic masculinity in white South African men |
| title_short | That’s our code : a feminine artistic encoding of memories of the South African Defence Force between 1977 and 1989 and hegemonic masculinity in white South African men |
| title_sort | that s our code a feminine artistic encoding of memories of the south african defence force between 1977 and 1989 and hegemonic masculinity in white south african men |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Textile Code Experience Artmaking Memory |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/99985 https://researchdata.up.ac.za/account/items/27879531/edit |