Bitterkomix en Stripshow : pornografie en satire in Afrikaanse ondergrondse strippe
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2006-03
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Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
Abstract
This thesis aims to investigate the representation of gender in Afrikaans underground
comics. Initially the work of Conrad Botes and Anton Kannemeyer in Bitterkomix,
dating from 1992 to 2004, will be discussed, followed by a closer look at Stripshow.
Chapter one is primarily a discussion about pornography, starting with an overview of
feminist arguments against it. This is followed by a number of counter arguments
which are also rooted in feminist discourse. The sexually explicit images in
Bitterkomix are then analysed according to the mentioned feminist arguments with a
short investigation of the context which led to Bitterkomix’s inception, focusing on the
dynamics of power and authority. This leads to a discussion of the origin of
pornography which establishes Bitterkomix as part of a tradition where sexual
explicitness is used in the service of social commentary.
Chapter two investigates the connection between satire and iconoclasm and relates it
to Stripshow and Bitterkomix. A discussion of the context in which Stripshow
originated then follows. Finally, one story in Stripshow is analysed according to the
preceding research in order to investigate the manifestation of satire and irony in the
relationship between word and image.
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Thesis (MA (VA)(Visual Arts))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.
Keywords
Dissertations -- Art, Theses -- Art, Dissertations -- Visual arts, Theses -- Visual arts, Bitterkomix, Stripshow, Pornography -- South Africa, Satire, Comic books, strips, etc. -- South Africa -- History and criticism, Comic books, strips, etc. -- South AfricaT -- Themes, motives, Underground comic books, strips, etc. -- South Africa -- Themes, motives