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A depiction of the ghetto in feature film : a cinematic platform for confronting contemporary representations of ghetto occupancy

Abstract

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The thesis film project, Mile in My Shoes, is a narrative depiction of a particular South African experience that consists of broader implications. It utilizes the ghetto/township setting to illustrate diverse, counter hegemonic depictions of black and especially black African characters, lifestyles, images, love, gender, and their position/focus in film.

Degree

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Grantor dc:publisher.institution
Centre for Film and Media Studies
Year dc:date.issued
2008

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Ward, Karla

Rights

Language dc:language.iso
eng

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8130
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8130

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Ward, Karla. A depiction of the ghetto in feature film : a cinematic platform for confronting contemporary representations of ghetto occupancy. Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8130