Transmitting the transition media events and post-apartheid South African national identity

Includes bibliographical references. === Using Dayan and Kat's theory of "media events" - those historic and powerful live broadcasts that mesmerise mass audiences - this thesis assesses the socio-political effect of live broadcasting on South Africa's transition to democracy and...

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Main Author:	Evans, Martha
Other Authors:	Glenn, Ian
Format:	Doctoral Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	University of Cape Town 2014
Subjects:	Film and Media Studies
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10475

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description	Includes bibliographical references. === Using Dayan and Kat's theory of "media events" - those historic and powerful live broadcasts that mesmerise mass audiences - this thesis assesses the socio-political effect of live broadcasting on South Africa's transition to democracy and the effects of such broadcasts on post-apartheid nationhood. The thesis follows events chronologically and employs a three-part approach: firstly, it looks at the planning behind some of the mass televised events, secondly, it analyses the televisual content of some of the events; and thirdly it assesses public responses to events, as articulated in newspapers at the time.
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Transmitting the transition media events and post-apartheid South African national identity

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