L90 AFAS 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Tsotsi, Cinema Of Africa, Hypermasculinity
14 Nov 2016
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Representing black masculinities in south african cinema, post 1994: different interpretations of these representations and their nuances, representations of apartheid in the characters, what these representations tell us about society. What do they do to public domain: all the film posters show much violence, hyper-masculine stance, fierceness, direct gaze, masculinity-weapons connection, importance of relationship between gangster figure and blackness and masculinity: Many south african films have circulated massively and won many awards. But, you often cannot see south african cinema in south africa. These representations are problematic for reiterating negative stereotypes. Tsotsi, la camera de bois: 2 versions of tsotsi poster: one circulated in south africa, the other in. Much softer representation in south african poster: poster: first contact audience has with film. South african films are made for and international audiences that cannibalizes interpretations of blackness. How do we characterize these representations in a world post-apartheid.
