Kippie Moeketsi knew how to play the blues. But his blues was shaped by multiple musical influences.
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With a story as harrowing as the times he lived in, he was a singular voice in the country’s rich jazz history.
The secret to shared universe success lies not in the hype, but in building a world worth returning to.
The MonsterVerse is a slick, well-defined giant monster mythos that has further globalised Godzilla – and King Kong along with him.
Jurassic Park was released on the big screen in June 1993 and changed cinema for good.
Hollywood movies have long leaned into colonial representations of the tropics: imagined as romantic palm-fringed coasts full of abundance, but also scary places full of pestilence and primitiveness.
Hollywood loves a good monster battle, and where better to turn for inspiration than the animal kingdom? Traits from real animals can provide clues about the fighting prowess of Kong and Godzilla.
The independent theatre will be a monument to how a failed department of arts and culture could not match state support with public philanthropy.
The revered trombonist, composer and cultural activist never wished to be ‘the state composer’ but remained political until the end, in service of the people.
The politics of Jonas Gwangwa’s music have stayed constant over the years, and are also apparent in the eight albums he has released in South Africa since returning from 30 years of exile.
South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela made an impact across the world during his decades-long musical career.
Sometimes album sleeves reveal little about the music. Instead they illuminate the society it came from, exposing unexpected stories of people, art forms and struggles.
Animalisation remains a malicious and effective form of dehumanisation. Simianisation is a version of this strategy, which historically manifested a lethal combination of sexism and racism.
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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John Evans Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy, Northwestern University
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PhD Candidate, Department of English, Concordia University
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Head of Department of Theatre and Performance and PhD candidate, University of the Witwatersrand
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Vertebrate Paleontologist, Rutgers University
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Professor of Film and Digital Arts, University of Bristol
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University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Lecturer in Contextual and Critical Studies for Visual Effects and Motion Graphics, University of South Wales
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Academic Tutor at Swinburne University of Technology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Hamburg
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Professor of Global Jazz Studies and Music, Herb Alpert School of Music, University of California, Los Angeles