Papers by Anna-Marie Jansen van Vuuren
African Minds eBooks, 2022
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Journal of African Cinemas, Dec 1, 2021
Review of: Black and White Bioscope: Making Movies in Africa 1899 to 1925, Neil Parsons (2018) Br... more Review of: Black and White Bioscope: Making Movies in Africa 1899 to 1925, Neil Parsons (2018) Bristol and Pretoria: Intellect and Protea Publishers, xii + 252 pp., ISBN 978-1-78320-943-9 (Intellect)/ISBN 978-1-48530-955-0 (Protea), h/bk, GBP 55/R 325
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Journal of African Cinemas, Mar 1, 2020
Krotoa-Eva, servant-cum-translator-cum-diplomat, instrumental in the dealings between the Dutch a... more Krotoa-Eva, servant-cum-translator-cum-diplomat, instrumental in the dealings between the Dutch and the Khoi at the Cape in the 1600s, is a woman whose story has been (re)constructed countless times. Through sparse historical documentation, she has been described as a drunk, traitor, bad mother, thief, ungrateful primitive, shrewd mediator and most recently a heroic foremother of Afrikaans-speaking South Africans. This article tracks these representations, paying particular attention to the 2017 South African-made film Krotoa, and situates this latter representation within theoretical discussions of nationalism and cinema, women in the national heritage narrative and the historic film as a vehicle to express, in its own way, the emotions, trauma and systems of the past still relevant today. We argue that the filmmakers’ attempt to tell the story of Krotoa, while masterfully crafted, artful and poignant, succumbs in the end to a weak nation-building epilogue that does little justice to the nuances of power, oppression and perseverance foundational to Krotoa’s life story.
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SILET JOURNAL (33)1, 2021
The twentieth century nation-building of the Afrikaners coincided with the rise in Afrikaner nati... more The twentieth century nation-building of the Afrikaners coincided with the rise in Afrikaner nationalism, leading to the creation of mythological narratives, in which the Afrikaners' ancestors, the Boers, were romanticized as brave, willing heroes during the Anglo Boer War. Against this background, and drawing on Campbell and Vogler's storytelling theories, the article explores the portrayal of the Boer Hero in four films depicting this war, Sarie Marais (1931), Die Kavaliers (1966), Verraaiers (2012) and Bloedson (2013).
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Abstract: Within this paper the authors explore the discourse surrounding algorithmic processes, ... more Abstract: Within this paper the authors explore the discourse surrounding algorithmic processes, by examining the way a search engine’s result influenced an online debate about land reform in South Africa. The article begins by reflecting on the rise of the internet contributing to issues around fake news. Then it continues to discuss the incident that serves as case study for this paper. In June 2018 Twitter users criticised the search engine Google for only displaying photos of white people when one type the words “squatter camps in South Africa” into the Google Image search bar. In the debate that followed, many of the online users accused Google of propagating a biased narrative to destabilise land reform. The paper’s purpose is to explain the role of algorithms to readers from the fields of humanities and social sciences without a technical background in computer science. Through exploring the “squatter camps in South Africa”‐case study, the authors intend to reveal to the read...
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Abstract: Given the popularity of information and communication technologies, it is a time of rad... more Abstract: Given the popularity of information and communication technologies, it is a time of radical change. People are spending more of their time in virtual worlds and a large part of this time is spent playing games. Hence within this paper, the authors explore the concept of ‘identification’ and ‘representation’ within game narrative with specific reference to ‘interactivity’ and ‘character immersion’. Within the interactive realm of video games, players play an active role in determining the flow and outcome of the story. Critics have argued that games can transmit different ideologies to players. By actively identifying with the characters on screen (and determining their ultimate path) one may argue that playing a game set against a historical backdrop may have an active influence on their ideological perception of the historical events and in turn influence their own identity and how they navigate contemporary society. By using two war game case studies, Middle‐Earth: Shado...
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Abstract: In the recent past, some South African internet users may have questioned the reliabili... more Abstract: In the recent past, some South African internet users may have questioned the reliability of online news, but not the role that search engines play in programming public discourse. This changed in 2018, when South African Twitter users accused Google of peddling misinformation. Xolisa Dyeshana tweeted to his followers that a Google Image search for the term “squatter camps in South Africa”, predominantly displays images of white people in squatter camps. Dyeshana argued that by neglecting to display pictures of black people in squatter camps, ‘Google Images’ was serving a white agenda. These statements ignited a Twitter debate featuring disinformation, conspiracy theories and talk about media coverage. The topic trended on Twitter, was shared on other social media platforms and was picked up by mainstream news sites. Many analysts blamed Google’s algorithm for displaying bias. In this paper the authors use this example in comparing the findings on six different search engi...
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CINECRI: REPRESENTATION OF IDENTITIES AND FILM STUDIES, 2015
In this paper the author will engage with the construction of ideology in Anglo-Boer War films wi... more In this paper the author will engage with the construction of ideology in Anglo-Boer War films with the aim of elucidating how recent short films challenge traditional forms of value-creation and “normalisation”. It proceeds from the assumption that film, and more generally narrative, plays a fundamental role in the creation, dispersal and negotiation of ideological meaning. Scholars like Roland Barthes have written that in the past, archetypical myths and folktales were some of the main sources used to order chaos and gain insight into life. However, at present, it is mostly media representations that function as social carriers of ideology through the stories they tell on screen. Rosenstone explains that visual media are a legitimate way of representing, interpreting and making meaning from history. Browne states that pictures, as history, are exceptionally effective because, whereas words lie flat and dormant to some readers, it is difficult to miss messages carried in a motion picture. In this paper the author firstly contextualises her discussion by highlighting the typical ideological profile of traditional film representations of the Anglo-Boer War. Then two recent case studies will be discussed. It will show how each of them challenges and ironises the core values of the older narratives and their traditional representations in particular ways. The films are Commando and Bloedson. It is interesting to note that in the decade after South Africa became a republic (1961-1969), seven films set against this backdrop were released. They all told stories of willing Boer Heroes fighting their counterparts in a very traditional storyline. However, in the last decade various short films set in the same period were made that told a counter- narrative. Firstly, Commando is a short film based on a chapter in a book with the same title, in which the Boer protagonist Deneys Reitz has a friendly encounter with a British officer and a Sangoma during his youth as a soldier. Secondly (and perhaps most outrageously for some) the Afrikaans short film, Bloedson, shows Boer soldiers turning into zombies and devouring each other instead of fighting in the war. These explorations will highlight the shifting values concerning Afrikaner narrative and identity. Whilst the earlier Anglo-Boer War films were made from an Afrikaner Nationalist ideology, reminding a predominantly white audience of the suffering their ancestors went through during the War, it seems the current films are constructing a different, counter-hegemonic narrative. This paper will explore these new and varied narrative lines.
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Journal of African Cinemas, 2021
Review of: Black and White Bioscope: Making Movies in Africa 1899 to 1925, Neil Parsons (2018)Bri... more Review of: Black and White Bioscope: Making Movies in Africa 1899 to 1925, Neil Parsons (2018)Bristol and Pretoria: Intellect and Protea Publishers, xii + 252 pp.,ISBN 978-1-78320-943-9 (Intellect)/ISBN 978-1-48530-955-0 (Protea), h/bk, GBP 55/R 325
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Communicatio, 2017
ABSTRACT In the same way that people can have a political or a personal ideology, their professio... more ABSTRACT In the same way that people can have a political or a personal ideology, their professional identities and how they practise a craft or an occupation may be influenced by what can be labelled as a “professional ideology”. Through conducting interviews with the producers of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Afrikaans radio programmes Monitor, Spektrum and Naweek-Aktueel, this article reports on research which showed that there is indeed such a thing as a “journalism ideology”. The interviews focused on how “internal influences” – such as a journalist's background and training, newsroom routines – and “external influences” – such as the audience – influenced the decisions they made in choosing news stories and producing content. This “journalism ideology” influences the producers and in turn the news content of these current affairs programmes that are listened to daily by almost two million listeners. The conclusion drawn from the study is that, although the participants’ “journalism ideology” largely determines the news stories for their programmes, structural forces, newsroom routines and organisational constraints often dictate their actions. Finally, although all the participants saw themselves as “watchdogs of democracy”, internal pressures within the SABC could endanger that role.
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Communicatio, 2018
ABSTRACT In the drama series Feast of the Uninvited, director Katinka Heyns portrays some of the ... more ABSTRACT In the drama series Feast of the Uninvited, director Katinka Heyns portrays some of the pain and trauma experienced by families during the South African War (also known as the Anglo-Boer War). Within the storyline, the character of Magrieta Van Wyk is raped by a Boer man. This is one of the first physical “on screen” representations of rape in an Afrikaans television production, and because of this, the MNET series ignited a lot of controversy among audiences. Through this representation, Heyns challenges the traditional notion of the “pure and heroic” Boer hero that has become a well-known archetype within films and drama series set against this time period. While witnessing Magrieta’s rape on screen, we only later find out that the black housemaid Siena was also raped in a concentration camp reserved for black women and children. It is one of the first audio-visual case studies that mention black women’s suffering during this war, but it is still only given a brief glance. The author concludes that the collaborative effort of Heyns and cinematographer Koos Roets, combined with powerful performances, recreates the harshness of the South African War, and more specifically the traumatic experiences of women during this war.
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Journal of African Cinemas, 2018
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IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 2018
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Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security, Laval, France, 5... more Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security, Laval, France, 5-6 July 2012
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Human-Centric Computing in a Data-Driven Society, 2020
Police forces are responsible to investigate cybercrimes and to protect their own assets from cyb... more Police forces are responsible to investigate cybercrimes and to protect their own assets from cybersecurity attacks. The majority of police forces find it difficult to fulfil their responsibilities in this regard in the face of constrained funding, a lack of awareness and training amongst law enforcement staff, the growing number of cybercrime incidences, and outdated or insufficient technology and infrastructure. Even if police forces are able to install technical controls to counter cyber threats, their staff members’ cyber behaviour may be a weak link in the cybersecurity chain and will probably not have sufficient training. The cultivation of a cybersecurity culture has been shown to be the best approach to address human behaviour in the cyber domain. There are several frameworks and other resources available for an organisation to cultivate a cybersecurity culture but the organisational culture in law enforcement agencies is different than that in other organisations. The cyber...
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