A strange mirror : realism, ambiguity and absence in the work of Harmony Korine

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dc.contributor.advisorMarx, Lesleyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSmit, Alexia Jayneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-06T11:25:47Z
dc.date.available2014-10-06T11:25:47Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 162-169).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines the work of Harmony Korine with a particular focus on his use of realism as a disruptive critical tool. My study combines a theoretical and an analytical project. My aim is to defend Korine's works against charges of naive realism by revealing the limits of a structuralist approach to Korine's realism and arguing, instead, for the adoption of the phenomenologically grounded, realist criticism of Andre Bazin. I use Bazin' s observations about the referential or indexical relationship between the camera and the physical world and his definition of 'phenomenological realism' to argue for a privileged and fruitful relationship between Korine's realism and the physical or affective dimensions of the cinematic image. I supplement this discussion with a critical application of theories of affect forwarded by such theorists as Vivian Sobchack and Laura U. Marks, as well as theories of the grotesque. In addition, my thesis extends the links that Bazin draws between the restraint defining phenomenological realism and a productive ambiguity to argue that, rather than presenting an unsophisticated realist approach, Korine's realism operates as the primary critical tool in a confrontation with dominant sign systems and, ultimately, with the limitations of both verbal and filmic language.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSmit, A. J. (2007). <i>A strange mirror : realism, ambiguity and absence in the work of Harmony Korine</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8123en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSmit, Alexia Jayne. <i>"A strange mirror : realism, ambiguity and absence in the work of Harmony Korine."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8123en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSmit, A. 2007. A strange mirror : realism, ambiguity and absence in the work of Harmony Korine. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Smit, Alexia Jayne AB - This dissertation examines the work of Harmony Korine with a particular focus on his use of realism as a disruptive critical tool. My study combines a theoretical and an analytical project. My aim is to defend Korine's works against charges of naive realism by revealing the limits of a structuralist approach to Korine's realism and arguing, instead, for the adoption of the phenomenologically grounded, realist criticism of Andre Bazin. I use Bazin' s observations about the referential or indexical relationship between the camera and the physical world and his definition of 'phenomenological realism' to argue for a privileged and fruitful relationship between Korine's realism and the physical or affective dimensions of the cinematic image. I supplement this discussion with a critical application of theories of affect forwarded by such theorists as Vivian Sobchack and Laura U. Marks, as well as theories of the grotesque. In addition, my thesis extends the links that Bazin draws between the restraint defining phenomenological realism and a productive ambiguity to argue that, rather than presenting an unsophisticated realist approach, Korine's realism operates as the primary critical tool in a confrontation with dominant sign systems and, ultimately, with the limitations of both verbal and filmic language. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - A strange mirror : realism, ambiguity and absence in the work of Harmony Korine TI - A strange mirror : realism, ambiguity and absence in the work of Harmony Korine UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8123 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8123
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSmit AJ. A strange mirror : realism, ambiguity and absence in the work of Harmony Korine. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8123en_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.otherFilm Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleA strange mirror : realism, ambiguity and absence in the work of Harmony Korineen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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