Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
Paul Emmanuel’s Transitions: The White South African Male in Process
View through CrossRef
In the installation of twenty-five drawings on exposed photographic paper made between 2005 and 2008 Paul Emmanuel explores the ritual events that construct masculinity and, in his words, “help to form and perpetuate identities and belief systems throughout history.” Although the rituals are familiar—circumcision, induction into the military, marriage, a birthday toast— their representations are left deliberately open-ended and ambiguous. Through his meticulous technique, Emmanuel rigorously examines these liminal moments of transition and, by extension, the tenuous and unstable status of the white male in postapartheid South Africa.
Title: Paul Emmanuel’s Transitions: The White South African Male in Process
Description:
In the installation of twenty-five drawings on exposed photographic paper made between 2005 and 2008 Paul Emmanuel explores the ritual events that construct masculinity and, in his words, “help to form and perpetuate identities and belief systems throughout history.
” Although the rituals are familiar—circumcision, induction into the military, marriage, a birthday toast— their representations are left deliberately open-ended and ambiguous.
Through his meticulous technique, Emmanuel rigorously examines these liminal moments of transition and, by extension, the tenuous and unstable status of the white male in postapartheid South Africa.
Related Results
An analysis of the cases of teenagers dying in taverns in South Africa: Some Biblical and African considerations
An analysis of the cases of teenagers dying in taverns in South Africa: Some Biblical and African considerations
According to the Holy Scriptures, parents must care, teach, and guide their children to lead a Godly life. Comparably, the African traditional religion expects parents to do so too...
An analysis of the cases of teenagers dying in taverns in South Africa: Some Biblical and African considerations
An analysis of the cases of teenagers dying in taverns in South Africa: Some Biblical and African considerations
According to the Holy Scriptures, parents must care, teach, and guide their children to lead a Godly life. Comparably, the African traditional religion expects parents to do so too...
Racing Away from Race: The Literary Aesthetics of Islam and Gender in Mohammed Naseehu Ali’s The Prophet of Zongo Street and Abubakar Adam Ibrahim’s The Whispering Trees
Racing Away from Race: The Literary Aesthetics of Islam and Gender in Mohammed Naseehu Ali’s The Prophet of Zongo Street and Abubakar Adam Ibrahim’s The Whispering Trees
Some literary discussions on Islam in West Africa argue that African Muslims owe allegiance more to Arab race and culture since the religion has an Arab origin while owing less to ...
“Why Race Still Matters”
“Why Race Still Matters”
ABSTRACT
While there is no proof that there are distinct races among humans, racial divisions remain alive and relevant. Discrimination feeds into racism and sponsor...
Still Here
Still Here
This study explores perceptions of the academic, social, and institutional forces that shape success for African American male students attending a 4-year, predominately White publ...
Loren Kruger, A Century of South African Theatre
Loren Kruger, A Century of South African Theatre
abstract: A Century of South African Theatre revises and updates Loren Kruger’s seminal book, The Drama of South Africa. Kruger rejects essentializing categories such as African or...
Seemingly ‘impossible’ art forms: Strijdom van der Merwe’s land art in the context of the South African art market
Seemingly ‘impossible’ art forms: Strijdom van der Merwe’s land art in the context of the South African art market
This article explored the work of Strijdom van der Merwe, the concept of land art and the notion of the artist’s book in the context of the historical and contemporary art market. ...
Cultural Histories of South Africa
Cultural Histories of South Africa
Abstract
The chapter covers a broad swathe of South African cultural histories but keeps the focus on the performative aspects of culture. It situates praise poetry ...