It is more than just his music that has made Bruce Springsteen one of the world’s most influential rock stars. His progressive politics has made him the voice for many people around the world.
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‘African Guernica’ is an incredibly powerful work of art in many ways, importantly filling that space between the visible and the visible.
Works like “Elegy” are ciphers for what it means to be human and vulnerable within a social and political regime in which not all bodies are considered equal
With #BlackLivesMatter and a never-ending list of African Americans being killed by police, the film ‘Do The Right Thing’ is even more relevant now than when it was released 27 years ago.
Bob Marley is one of those rare artists who continues to touch the hearts of millions of people across the world, even though he died more than three decades ago.
Ridley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’ has transcended its sci-fi/hardboiled noir detective thriller formula to spawn a dedicated cult following.
The protagonist in the novel ‘The Silent Minaret’ gets us to question that powerful political-cultural myth of being tied to nation. That is a remarkable achievement in fiction.
A South African novel, published in 1980 and dealing with the Soweto student uprising four years earlier, still provides lessons for students today.
‘Bitches Brew’ and ‘Live-Evil’, two albums from Miles Davis’ electric period, have more than musicological significance. They challenge the listener to think beyond aesthetics and form.
The Congolese album ‘Nangadeef’ remains largely unexplored, despite its genius. As a rich repository of Afrofuturistic data, it deserves to be delved into by lovers of African art.
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Lecturer in Film and Media Studies, University of Cape Town
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Visual/forensic artist, PhD researcher, Liverpool John Moores University
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Associate Professor in Politics, Rhodes University
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Lecturer of English. PhD Candidate in Afrofuturism and African Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Research Associate, Research Centre, Faculty of Fine Art, Design and Architecture, University of Johannesburg
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South African visual artist and senior lecturer of Art History and Visual Culture at Rhodes University, Rhodes University
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Artist and Lecturer in Fine Arts, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor and Head of the Department of English Literary Studies, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer in Anthropology, Catholic University of Malawi
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Associate Professor of English, State University of New York Oswego