A blurred paradise : insider and outsider perspectives on Paternoster

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dc.contributor.advisorWeinberg, Paulen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Alyson Karenen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-26T14:18:03Z
dc.date.available2015-05-26T14:18:03Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractPaternoster is perpetually represented as being a tourist destination primarily through the use of imagery; yet this is often without interrogation of the primary narrative which when examined cracks in the visual façade surface. The overall objective of this research was to review the community conflicts through the use of an insider and outsider approach. This was achieved through using an insider qualitative, consensual, documentary style approach. Fieldwork, participant observation and interviews were used as inroads to the community and to enable the use of photography to explore existing narratives, why they exist and the possibility for alternative narratives. As an owner of property within this community (an insider), one is still categorised as an outsider, as someone not born in the community. This dual role allowed a different interrogation while providing its own challenges of not influencing the research. Further, this contested community with emotional undercurrents embedded in its complex matrix of relationships is further explored through research and interrogation of the perfect picture postcard view. This interrogation uncovers missed opportunities, mistrust, impacts of capitalism, categorisation of people along preconceived lines and a community in strife as it attempts to shift itself from its 19th century comfort zone to the 21st century filled with new economic and social realities. Simultaneously, the research explores the role that insider research presents, as well as the role of the potential biases of the photographer in her ability to create an objective view as possible. This is balanced with being on the outside, on the peripheries of this community and being part of a group that are seen as intruders. This provided a unique opportunity to research the community from a number of angles.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSmith, A. K. (2014). <i>A blurred paradise : insider and outsider perspectives on Paternoster</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12876en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSmith, Alyson Karen. <i>"A blurred paradise : insider and outsider perspectives on Paternoster."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12876en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSmith, A. 2014. A blurred paradise : insider and outsider perspectives on Paternoster. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Smith, Alyson Karen AB - Paternoster is perpetually represented as being a tourist destination primarily through the use of imagery; yet this is often without interrogation of the primary narrative which when examined cracks in the visual façade surface. The overall objective of this research was to review the community conflicts through the use of an insider and outsider approach. This was achieved through using an insider qualitative, consensual, documentary style approach. Fieldwork, participant observation and interviews were used as inroads to the community and to enable the use of photography to explore existing narratives, why they exist and the possibility for alternative narratives. As an owner of property within this community (an insider), one is still categorised as an outsider, as someone not born in the community. This dual role allowed a different interrogation while providing its own challenges of not influencing the research. Further, this contested community with emotional undercurrents embedded in its complex matrix of relationships is further explored through research and interrogation of the perfect picture postcard view. This interrogation uncovers missed opportunities, mistrust, impacts of capitalism, categorisation of people along preconceived lines and a community in strife as it attempts to shift itself from its 19th century comfort zone to the 21st century filled with new economic and social realities. Simultaneously, the research explores the role that insider research presents, as well as the role of the potential biases of the photographer in her ability to create an objective view as possible. This is balanced with being on the outside, on the peripheries of this community and being part of a group that are seen as intruders. This provided a unique opportunity to research the community from a number of angles. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - A blurred paradise : insider and outsider perspectives on Paternoster TI - A blurred paradise : insider and outsider perspectives on Paternoster UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12876 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12876
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSmith AK. A blurred paradise : insider and outsider perspectives on Paternoster. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12876en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Film and Media Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherDocumentary Artsen_ZA
dc.titleA blurred paradise : insider and outsider perspectives on Paternosteren_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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