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Michaelis School of Fine Art

Not Making Big Rocks Small: Decolonising and Queering the Archive through Personal Narrative in the Film Essay

Abstract

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For my MFA, I aimed to reflect on my personal experiences and family history through the medium of a film essay and installation. By showing it in a public space, I hope to start a conversation about how white South Africans can reimagine their role within the decolonisation project as one that is active, present and uncomfortable.

Degree

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Grantor
Michaelis School of Fine Art
Year dc:date.issued
2018

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Heilig, Megan-Leigh
Advisors dc:contributor.advisor
  • Siopis, Penny
  • Josephy, Svea

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39236
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/39236

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2026-07-22
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Heilig, Megan-Leigh. Not Making Big Rocks Small: Decolonising and Queering the Archive through Personal Narrative in the Film Essay. Michaelis School of Fine Art, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39236