Published on the occasion of the conference 'chinafrika' at Goethe Institut (Johannesburg), 29-30 April 2017 presented by Michael MacGarry, Jochen Becker, Juliette Leeb-du Toit and Ross Anthony. This publication includes texts and artwork which grew out of research and discussions among Southern Africa Research Group members, one of the working groups of the greater 'Chinafrika. under construction' project.
“Perhaps given the deep, and lasting trauma of South Africa’s history and the attendant focus in the post-apartheid context on cultural production as articulations of self, identity politics and associated micro-narratives – the desire to invest in cultural responses to a macro (and frankly often quite abstract subject like Africa-China) simply isn’t a strong one. Or it talks, in part, to South Africa’s continued strained relationship with the rest of the continent. As a result, a strategy of engagement was borne that focused on this printed publication whose scripto/visual form allowed writers, academics and journalists to contribute in the same forum as sculptors, photographers and filmmakers, and vice-versa. As with a great many things in researching the Africa-China phenomenon this publication is an alloy or conceptual hybrid that was shaped into making largely by its own content and human capital.” Michael MacGarry, Editor (from the Chinafrika project website)
Contributors: Sammy Baloji, Samuel Fosso, Daniel Halter, William Kentridge, Juliette Leeb-du Toit, Michael MacGarry, Richard Poplak, Ella Raidel, Dr. Ruth Simbao, Moffat Takadiwa, Dr. Cobus von Staden, James Webb and Jochen Becker
Onsite
English
2017
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anthology
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