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Titel
Datum(s)
- 1982 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Deelreeks
Omvang en medium
9 pages
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Institutionele geschiedenis
The Medu Art Ensemble was formed by South Africa exiles in Gaborone, Botswana, in 1978. The organisation produced a wealth of creative work across all major art-forms; the roup further played a key role in shaping aesthetic and cultural theory and praxis within Africanist and liberation struggles. On June 14 1985, the South African Defence Force attacked the homes of Medu members and other activists in Gaborone, killing 12 people; Medu as an organisation ceased to exist.
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Biografie
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Biografie
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Geschiedenis van het archief
Paper presented at the Culture and Resistance Symposium, Gaborone, 5-9 July 1982.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Culture and liberation are intimately related. Life, according to the authors, is a process of struggle to reach higher levels of civilisation, a process in which art is deeply embedded. The struggle against Apartheid and different forms of colonial violence is one which is intertwined with culture and artistic expression. Even once equality is reached within society, a further cross-pollination of cultural ideas and forms will occur leading to a richer, popular and more universal culture.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
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Permission to publish must be obtained from the Medu Art Ensemble Project.