Authorship and auteurism in Another Country

Authorship and auteurism in Another Country

In 1873 Benjamin Disraeli could bemoan, "[a]n author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother who talks about her own children." Today, however, authorship is a consumable that demands endless promoting in order to be profitable. The ironic predicament of the author wit...

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Main Author: Stella Viljoen
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association 2018-04-01
Series:Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
Subjects:
William Kentridge
Another Country (music video)
Mango Groove
Online Access:https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/tvl/article/view/4985
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spelling doaj-bd22f570c93b479c96b0670166c0a1642020-11-25T01:10:24ZafrTydskrif vir Letterkunde AssociationTydskrif vir Letterkunde0041-476X2309-90702018-04-01412Authorship and auteurism in Another CountryStella Viljoen0University of Pretoria, Pretoria In 1873 Benjamin Disraeli could bemoan, "[a]n author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother who talks about her own children." Today, however, authorship is a consumable that demands endless promoting in order to be profitable. The ironic predicament of the author within contemporary (technocratic) culture is his frequent invisibility. Another Country is an apposite vehicle for raising the quandary of contemporary authorship since it is first, a music video and thus a promotional tool itself and second, an authorial collaboration between musical artists Mango Groove and "fine artist" William Kentridge. https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/tvl/article/view/4985William KentridgeAnother Country (music video)Mango Groove
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William Kentridge
Another Country (music video)
Mango Groove
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series Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
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publishDate 2018-04-01
description In 1873 Benjamin Disraeli could bemoan, "[a]n author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother who talks about her own children." Today, however, authorship is a consumable that demands endless promoting in order to be profitable. The ironic predicament of the author within contemporary (technocratic) culture is his frequent invisibility. Another Country is an apposite vehicle for raising the quandary of contemporary authorship since it is first, a music video and thus a promotional tool itself and second, an authorial collaboration between musical artists Mango Groove and "fine artist" William Kentridge.
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Another Country (music video)
Mango Groove
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