WITS

Neccessity of a National Art for Liberation

ZA MEDU MEDU-5-5.2-5.2.7
Sous-série organique
1982

Fait partie de 5-CULTURE & RESISTANCE CONFERENCE 1982

Art should be a cognitive process, rather than transfer of skills and technique. In the context of an artistic culture which is afflicted by oppression and exploitation, art must be a process which people can relate to, identify with and be a part of. The article argues that art must teach people, "in the most vivid and imaginative ways ... how to take control of their own experience and observations" and how to link these to a just and free society.

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Strategies for an Independent Radical Cinema

ZA MEDU MEDU-5-5.2-5.2.12
Sous-série organique
1982

Fait partie de 5-CULTURE & RESISTANCE CONFERENCE 1982

Keya Tomaselli proposes strategies for independent and radical cinema to grow in South Africa, especially considering the oppressive context of Apartheid. He argues for "Ter Cinema", a radical tradition of filmmaking which would create films for the oppressed majority. Tomaselli critiques a range of films and proposes new directions for filmmaking, starting with more engaged and radical film departments in universities. He reflects that cinema has often been called the "dream factory" and that "dreams are to be found in all levels of filmmaking, including those productions which set out to challenge the status quo".

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