A history of failure

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dc.contributor.advisorBrundrit, Jeanen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorRichards, Colinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRoussouw, Chaden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-30T19:55:03Z
dc.date.available2014-12-30T19:55:03Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA history of failure implies several things. It can point to a chronology of the concept of failure, like so many contemporary history books that chart a minute aspect of culture. It could refer to a personal record, like a criminal having a history of violence. The implication is also there that history itself has failed to achieve, failed to describe, failed to move forward, failed to be history at all. History in this essay is not just the study of the past, but also its use in culture - to separate us from nature, to validate ideologies or to provide insight into our present. History in these terms is not a sequence of physical events, but the representation of these events. These representations exhibit curious behaviour: no matter their function they appeal to truth. History uses the language of the real to validate itself (Culler 2002: Kindle edition'), and this language is often constituted into narrative (which I will discuss in some detail later).en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRoussouw, C. (2011). <i>A history of failure</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10653en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRoussouw, Chad. <i>"A history of failure."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10653en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRoussouw, C. 2011. A history of failure. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Roussouw, Chad AB - A history of failure implies several things. It can point to a chronology of the concept of failure, like so many contemporary history books that chart a minute aspect of culture. It could refer to a personal record, like a criminal having a history of violence. The implication is also there that history itself has failed to achieve, failed to describe, failed to move forward, failed to be history at all. History in this essay is not just the study of the past, but also its use in culture - to separate us from nature, to validate ideologies or to provide insight into our present. History in these terms is not a sequence of physical events, but the representation of these events. These representations exhibit curious behaviour: no matter their function they appeal to truth. History uses the language of the real to validate itself (Culler 2002: Kindle edition'), and this language is often constituted into narrative (which I will discuss in some detail later). DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - A history of failure TI - A history of failure UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10653 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10653
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRoussouw C. A history of failure. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10653en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentMichaelis School of Fine Arten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherFine Arten_ZA
dc.titleA history of failureen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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