Theme 6 - Post-democratic Identity in South Africa (including issues of language, ethnicity, globalization, urbanization in the new South Africa)
Link to PPT explaining concepts and terminology for Theme 6
Wim Botha, ‘Mieliepap Pieta’, 2004
A life-sized mirrored replica of Michaelangelo’s original modelled in maize meal and epoxy resin.
Image from: http://spierartcollection.com/img/content/articles/artists/4/Mieliepap-Pieta-(2004)-by-Wim-Botha.jpg
Link to PPT on Wim Botha
The Levin Institute (The State University of New York), points out that "although there is no consensus on the consequences of globalization on national cultures, many people believe that a people’s exposure to foreign culture can undermine their own cultural identity."
Link to ijusi exhibition KZNSA blogpost
