Representation of African circumcision rituals in post-colonial films: an analysis of Inxeba: The Wound (2017), Umthunzi Wentaba (2007) and The Cutting Tradition (2009)

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dc.contributor.authorDinizulu, Sisipho
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-07T14:08:22Z
dc.date.available2021-06-07T14:08:22Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts (African Languages & Linguistics) in the Department of African Languages, School of Language Literature and Media at the University of the Witwatersrand, 2020en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe reliance of media on stereotypes has proven problematic since its inception, and one of the major concerns is its representation of minority groups. Throughout the history of media, and specifically cinema, Africa has always been portrayed as the ‘Other’ that needs saving from its savagery and backwardness. With regards to the politics of representation, the purpose of this paper is to offer a critical investigation of the representations of circumcision rituals in the films Inxeba: The Wound (2017), Umthunzi Wentaba (2007) and The Cutting Tradition (2009). Using post-colonial reading of the above texts, this paper aims to deconstruct simplistic representations of black African gendered identities in these texts, by foregrounding the historical complexity and the socio-cultural specificity of the rituals of circumcision and initiation. With the application of a thematic analysis, this paper discovers that the representation of black identities has not changed, but are disguised under current politically correct issues such as human rights and gender politics. The films were oblivious to the complex, nuanced and rich cultural practice of circumcisionen_ZA
dc.description.librarianCK2021en_ZA
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/31385
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.schoolSchool of Literature, Language and Mediaen_ZA
dc.titleRepresentation of African circumcision rituals in post-colonial films: an analysis of Inxeba: The Wound (2017), Umthunzi Wentaba (2007) and The Cutting Tradition (2009)en_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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