Representing aspiration in South African television: negotiating space, movement, and value

dc.contributor.advisorCain, Julia
dc.contributor.authorRikhotso, Matimu Freddy
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-27T20:03:29Z
dc.date.available2022-06-27T20:03:29Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.updated2022-06-27T17:25:55Z
dc.description.abstractThe rural South African environment in its many representations across television and documentary forms part of a continuously complex conversation. The ways in which fictional shows such as Generations (SABC1), compared to shows like Giyani: Land of Blood (SABC2) and The Herd (Mzansi Magic) have approached the representation of the rural environment, creates a new lens from which to look academically at the representation of rural areas in South Africa. Furthermore, the representation of aspiration in Giyani: Land of Blood and The Herd speaks to a unique shift in the treatment of the fictional stories we have seen in the past in local television shows. This paper analyses these two shows in conversation with my documentary film, Ndhawu which facilitates a conversation around space, identity and aspiration. This qualitative investigation seeks to look critically at the content of Giyani: Land of Blood, The Herd and my documentary film Ndhawu through textual analysis. This analysis, and the critical reflection on Ndhawu, will be steppingstones to supporting the argument that there is a new type of representation that we not only see of rural South Africa, but also of the aspirations of the inhabitants of those areas
dc.identifier.apacitationRikhotso, M. F. (2022). <i>Representing aspiration in South African television: negotiating space, movement, and value</i>. (). ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36541en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRikhotso, Matimu Freddy. <i>"Representing aspiration in South African television: negotiating space, movement, and value."</i> ., ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36541en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRikhotso, M.F. 2022. Representing aspiration in South African television: negotiating space, movement, and value. . ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36541en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Rikhotso, Matimu Freddy AB - The rural South African environment in its many representations across television and documentary forms part of a continuously complex conversation. The ways in which fictional shows such as Generations (SABC1), compared to shows like Giyani: Land of Blood (SABC2) and The Herd (Mzansi Magic) have approached the representation of the rural environment, creates a new lens from which to look academically at the representation of rural areas in South Africa. Furthermore, the representation of aspiration in Giyani: Land of Blood and The Herd speaks to a unique shift in the treatment of the fictional stories we have seen in the past in local television shows. This paper analyses these two shows in conversation with my documentary film, Ndhawu which facilitates a conversation around space, identity and aspiration. This qualitative investigation seeks to look critically at the content of Giyani: Land of Blood, The Herd and my documentary film Ndhawu through textual analysis. This analysis, and the critical reflection on Ndhawu, will be steppingstones to supporting the argument that there is a new type of representation that we not only see of rural South Africa, but also of the aspirations of the inhabitants of those areas DA - 2022 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - film and media studies LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - Representing aspiration in South African television: negotiating space, movement, and value TI - Representing aspiration in South African television: negotiating space, movement, and value UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36541 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/36541
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRikhotso MF. Representing aspiration in South African television: negotiating space, movement, and value. []. ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2022 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36541en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Film and Media Studies
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subjectfilm and media studies
dc.titleRepresenting aspiration in South African television: negotiating space, movement, and value
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMFA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
thesis_hum_2022_rikhotso matimu freddy.pdf
Size:
1.27 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
0 B
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Collections