A depiction of the ghetto in feature film : a cinematic platform for confronting contemporary representations of ghetto occupancy
Master Thesis
2008
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University of Cape Town
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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.
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Ward, K. 2008. A depiction of the ghetto in feature film : a cinematic platform for confronting contemporary representations of ghetto occupancy. University of Cape Town.