dc.contributor.advisor |
Potgieter, F. J. (Frederik Johannes)
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dc.contributor.author |
Naude, Irene
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dc.date.accessioned |
2009-11-03T12:24:46Z |
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dc.date.available |
2009-11-03T12:24:46Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008-11 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Naude, Irene (2008) Deconstructing and restoring photography as an embodiment of memory, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2774> |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2774 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This dissertation considers whether photography as a language translates
a transient moment into an embodied image. This is considered to be a
mimesis of the moment as an aid for memory. By following a dialectic
approach I posit a thesis based on the common sense perception of
photography which states that photography is an artefactual mimesis
aiding memory. After reflecting on Plato’s concept of writing as a
pharmakon and Jacques Derrida’s deconstruction theory I establish an
antithesis which proclaims that a photograph aids memory but also leads
to the illusion of remembering past experiences. The synthesis is then
presented which resolves the opposing ideas. This component argues that
a photograph is a mimetic device that aids memory by presenting
embodied fragmented reflections of time which can be used to create new
meanings and memories. The dissertation concludes with a discussion
that supports and integrates this argument with visual research. |
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dc.format.extent |
1 online resource (v, 93 leaves) |
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dc.language.iso |
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dc.subject |
Bodilyness |
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dc.subject |
Correspondence |
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dc.subject |
Deconstruction |
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Embodied consciousness |
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Post-structuralism |
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dc.subject |
Remedy |
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dc.subject |
Translation |
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dc.subject |
Pharmakon |
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dc.subject |
Mimesis |
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dc.subject |
Artefact |
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dc.subject |
Aufhebung |
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dc.subject |
Difference |
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dc.subject |
Hegel |
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dc.subject |
Language |
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dc.subject |
Memory |
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dc.subject |
Plato |
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dc.subject |
Photography |
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dc.subject |
Poison |
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dc.subject |
Punctum |
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dc.subject |
Structuralism |
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dc.subject.ddc |
770 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Photography, Artistic |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Photography -- Philosophy |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Visual perception |
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dc.title |
Deconstructing and restoring photography as an embodiment of memory |
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dc.type |
Dissertation |
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dc.description.department |
Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology |
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dc.description.degree |
M.A. (Visual Arts) |
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