South African popular visual culture (Paperback)

This title argues that because we are so immersed in visual imagery, we need to be able to engage with it critically. The authors show, in various ways, that the visuality of contemporary culture can be seen as one of the primary carriers of ideas and ideologies in society. This volume takes examples from South African visual culture - advertisements, shopping malls, women's military uniforms, Huisgenoot, youth and cyberculture, photography, Yizo Yizo, The great dance - a hunter's story - and shows how they reflect gender, race and identity politics. The contributors demonstrate that what we see is always located in a specific cultural context, and issues specific to South Africa are played off against the effects of globalisation.

General

Imprint:	Van Schaik Publishers
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	June 2015
Editors:	J. van Eeden • A. du Preez
Dimensions:	243 x 168 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	269
ISBN-13:	978-0-627-02598-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-627-02598-6
Barcode:	9780627025983

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