Visionary Animal: Rock Art from Southern Africa
$ 44.82Author(s): Renaud Ego, Deke Dusinberre
Why were depictions of animals a crucial trigger for the birth of art? Why did animals dominate that art for eons? To answer these questions, Renaud Ego examined some of the world’s finest rock art, that of the San of southern Africa. Visionary Animal is a rich collection of essays, beautifully illustrated with the author’s photographs of rock art.
Visual Century Vol 1: South African Art in Context 1907 – 1948
$ 24.73Editor: Jillian Carman
Provides critical perspectives on ideological and institutional frameworks for South African artists of the early 20th Century.
Visual Century Vol 2: South African Art in Context 1945 – 1976
$ 24.73Editor: Lize van Robbroeck
Addresses the cultural ambivalences from 1945 to 1976 including the relationship between Afrikaner nationalism, artists’ responses to the political climate of apartheid, and emerging resistance.
Visual Century Vol 3: South African Art in Context 1972 – 1993
$ 24.73Editor: Mario Pissarra
Addresses the ways in which artists responded to the challenges between the early 1970s and 1990s – characterised by a deepening of the struggle for democracy.
Visual Century Vol 4: South African Art in Context 1990 – 2007
$ 24.73Editor: Mario Pissarra
Critically addresses the most notable developments and visible trends in post-apartheid South African art, before and after South Africa’s democratic election.
Visualising China in Southern Africa: Biography, Circulation, Transgression
$ 44.82Editor(s): Juliette Leeb-du Toit, Ruth Simbao, Ross Anthony
Reflects on Chinese presence in African countries through the lens of the visual arts and material culture, analysing forms such as photography, painting, film, political posters and architecture.
We, The People: Insights of An Activist Judge
$ 25.97Author: Albie Sachs
Stirring collection of public talks and essays by activist and former judge offers an intimate insider’s view of South Africa’s Constitution. Albie Sachs has been deeply entrenched in its historical journey from the depths of apartheid up to the politically-contested present providing analysis that reasserts the value of constitutionality.
What Is Slavery To Me? Postcolonial/Slave Memory in Post-Apartheid South Africa
$ 25.97Author: Pumla Dineo Gqola
The first full-length study of slave memory in the South African context, and examines the relevance and effects of slave memory for contemporary negotiations of South African gendered and racialised identities. It draws from feminist, postcolonial and memory studies and is therefore interdisciplinary in approach.
Why Men Hurt Women and Other Reflections on Love, Violence and Masculinity
$ 25.97Using conversations, observations, and reflections on his personal experiences, work with men, and scholarship, psychologist Kopano Ratele meditates on love, violence and masculinity.
WITS – The ‘Open’ Years: A History of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 1939-1959
$ 30.60Author: Bruce Murray
Foreword by Yunus Ballim
This book looks at the history of Wits University during and after World War II and its defense to maintain its “open” status to admit students of all races.
WITS – The Early Years: A History of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and its Precursors 1896-1939
$ 27.82Author: Bruce Murray
Foreword by Keith Breckenridge
WITS: The Early Years explores the struggle to establish a university in Johannesburg and the often dramatic and contested history of Wits University up to 1939.
Wits University at 100 – From Excavation to Innovation
$ 24.42Author: Wits Communications
Hardcover
Celebrating the experiences, achievements and insights of past and present students, this book maps the university’s current and future vision as it marks its centenary in 2022.
