Author Archive for: ‘Keyan G Tomaselli’
A View from Africa
Numerous disciplines have, over the years, adopted, adapted, and incorporated film studies into their curricula. Introducing film studies into the curriculum is an effective way of retaining viable student numbers in traditionally non-media disciplines. The Arnoldian-derived assumption that film has nothing to do with knowledge, reasoning or analysis has long since passed (or should have), as scholars from all disciplines …
Read MoreConference Report: Breaking the Boundaries — the Stirling Documentary Conference: an international conference on documentary.
Conference Report Breaking the Boundaries – the Stirling Documentary Conference: an international conference on documentary. University of Stirling, Scotland, 28-31 January, 1999. Uploaded 16 April 1999 The Conference was dedicated specifically to the study of documentary film, TV, video, and new technologies, both historical and contemporary. The emphases were on the emergence of new types of TV documentary (eg., video …
Read MoreShaka Zulu and Visual Constructions of History
“Shaka’s life was originally recorded by white historians who imposed upon their accounts bigoted and sensationalist values – often labeling the Zulus as savage and barbaric. It is our intention with this series to change that view” William C Faure [1] In the imperial age no other African people caught the Western imagination more powerfully than the Zulu. This fascination, …
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