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A book describing the history of South African cinemas can never be about cinemas only, for the subject will always be intimately intertwined with its context, in this case 20th century South Africa. Keyan Tomaselli, one of the founders of cultural studies in South Africa, explores in this book how South African cinemas and films have been decidedly shaped by the country’s history. In turn films have inspired their makers and audiences to understand, and come to terms with the complex phenomenon of modernity.

Discussing film theory, narratives, audiences and key South African films and filmmakers, Tomaselli aptly demonstrates that the time has come to adapt a more ‘African’ view on African cinemas, since western theories and models cannot automatically be applied to an African context.

Far from shying away from the personal, Tomaselli gives a conscientious and telling account of how his personal experiences as a filmmaker, a cultural studies scholar, and a South African have inevitably influenced his academic viewpoints and analysis.

Author: Keyan G Tomaselli, English, Multimedia.

Specifications: softcover, 184 pages, 240 x 165 mm, no illustrations
, ISBN: 978 1868884490 .

Price (ZA) R135.00

Keywords: Apartheid, films, South-Africa