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The dual world metaphor and the 'struggle' in selected South African and African films (1948 to 1996)
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2003.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/53628 The dual world metaphor and the 'struggle' in selected South African and African films (1948 to 1996) Ntsane, Ntsane Steve Omotoso, K. Hees, Edwin Stellenbosch University.Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Drama. Motion pictures -- Africa -- History Motion pictures -- South Africa -- History Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- Africa Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- South Africa Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- Africa Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- South Africa Apartheid -- South Africa Africa -- In motion pictures South Africa -- In motion pictures Dissertations -- Drama Theses -- Drama Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2003. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The terminology used in segregationist discourse that South Africa is a combination of 'first world' and 'third world' elements has been appropriated from an international discourse about problems of world-wide socio-economic development. The terms are used to describe the sophisticated metropolitan areas inhabited by highly developed whites and simple, backward, isolated, rural regions occupied by undeveloped or underdeveloped blacks. However, in South Africa this dual world metaphor, which has socio-political implications that have brought great misfortune to blacks, was institutionalised by apartheid, with the consequences that blacks have expressed their resistance in what became known as the 'struggle' against the dualist system. Selected South African and African films whose themes have a bearing on such a socio-economic system are explored in this thesis. A supplementary exploration of films dealing with the theme of the 'struggle', which has become a metaphor for the 'generations of resistance', has been undertaken by means ofa detailed analysis. The interpretation of 'development' in this thesis finds a link betweeen the dualist paradigm, the perpetuation of poverty and the migratory labour system. The peculiar relationship which the 'struggle' has had with the cultures of black people, in which there is a mutual influence between the 'struggle' and the nature of these cultures, is explored in the relevant films. However, this thesis offers no solutions, but exposes a VICIOUS system which IS threatening to gain world ascendency. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die terminologie gebruik in die segregasie-diskoers tot die effek dat Suid-Afrika 'n kombinasie van 'Eerste Wêreld' en 'Derde Wêreld' elemente is, is oorgeneem uit 'n internasionale diskoers wat handeloor wêreld-wye sosio-ekonomiese ontwikkeling. Dié terme word gebruik om die gesofistikeerde metropolitaanse areas bewoon deur hoogsontwikkelde blankes en eenvoudige, agterlike, geïsoleerde, landelike streke beset deur onder- of on-ontwikkelde swartes te beskryf. Maar in Suid-Afrika is hierdie dubbelwêreld metafoor - met die sosio-politiese implikasies daarvan wat tot groot ellende vir swartes aanleiding gegee het - deur Apartheid geïnstitusionaliseer, met die gevolg dat swartes hul weerstand uitgedruk het in wat bekend geword het as die 'struggle' teen dierdie dualistiese sisteem. 'n Keur van films uit Suid-Afrika en die res van Afrika, die tema's waarvan betrekking het op hierdie sosio-ekonomiese sisteem, word ondersoek in hierdie skripsie. 'n Bykomstige ondersoek na films wat handeloor die tematiek van die 'struggle', wat metafories geword het vir die 'generasie van weerstand', is by wyse van 'n meer gedetaileerde analise uitgevoer. Die interpretasie van 'ontwikkeling' in hierdie skripsie ontbloot 'n verband tussen die dualistiese sisteem, die voortsetting van armoede en die sisteem van trekardbeid. Die besonderse manier wat die 'struggle' met die kulture van swart mense verhou, waarin daar 'n wedersydse beïnvloeding tussen die 'struggle' en die aard van die kulture plaasvind, word ondersoek in die relevante films. Hierdie skripsie bied egter geen oplossings nie, maar ontmasker eerder 'n wrede sisteem wat dreig tot wêreld-oorheersing. Masters 2012-08-27T11:35:34Z 2012-08-27T11:35:34Z 2003-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53628 en_ZA Stellenbosch University [v], 107 p. application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Motion pictures -- Africa -- History Motion pictures -- South Africa -- History Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- Africa Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- South Africa Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- Africa Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- South Africa Apartheid -- South Africa Africa -- In motion pictures South Africa -- In motion pictures Dissertations -- Drama Theses -- Drama Ntsane, Ntsane Steve The dual world metaphor and the 'struggle' in selected South African and African films (1948 to 1996) |
| title | The dual world metaphor and the 'struggle' in selected South African and African films (1948 to 1996) |
| title_full | The dual world metaphor and the 'struggle' in selected South African and African films (1948 to 1996) |
| title_fullStr | The dual world metaphor and the 'struggle' in selected South African and African films (1948 to 1996) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The dual world metaphor and the 'struggle' in selected South African and African films (1948 to 1996) |
| title_short | The dual world metaphor and the 'struggle' in selected South African and African films (1948 to 1996) |
| title_sort | dual world metaphor and the struggle in selected south african and african films 1948 to 1996 |
| topic | Motion pictures -- Africa -- History Motion pictures -- South Africa -- History Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- Africa Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- South Africa Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- Africa Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- South Africa Apartheid -- South Africa Africa -- In motion pictures South Africa -- In motion pictures Dissertations -- Drama Theses -- Drama |
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