> From: tomas@iafrica.com (tomas)
>
> The assumptions about African history in this message really offend me
> - I
> am not aware of any Zulu versus Xhosa war in South African history.The
> notion is embedded in a racist idea that conflict in Africa is tribal
> but
> this projection does not have any basis in reality. A century ago the
> Xhosas fought a hundred year war against dispossession of their land
> by the
> British. The Zulus also fiercely resisted British Imperialism.
>
> More recently conflict in SA was RESISTANCE by blacks and, a small but
> significant number of whites, against apartheid which was enforced by
> whites and a small but significant number of blacks.
>
> There has also been recently extensive conflict in Natal on POLITICAL
> grounds, not so-called tribal grounds, between Zulus and Zulus.
>
> What is standard conflict in Soweto? What on earth do you mean by
> this?
>
> What have Tutsis and Hutus got to do with South African history?
>
> Please dont insult us by projecting claptrap onto our history in
> Africa.
> Please start by consulting an Atlas and establishing where Rwanda and
> South
> Africa are on the map of Africa.
>
> As far as South African history goes I can suggest that you start with
> the
> Readers Digest Illustrated History of South Africa.
>
>
>
> >Originally from: <owner-african-cinema-conference@xc.org>
> >Originally dated: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 15:35:45 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >> From: Tania Kamal-Eldin <tkamalel@ucsd.edu>
> >> I am looking
> >> for archival footage which will be used as part of the backdrop for
> a
> >> theatrical production of the classical play--Antigone. I need
> the
> >> highest video format possible, preferably BetaCamSP. The footage
> >> should be of scenes involving the following situations:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> S O U T H A F R I C A
> >>
> >> Civil war atrocities in Africa: e.g. Tutsis vs. Hutus, or
> >> Xhosas vs. Zulus; standard conflict in Soweto.
> >>
> >> Imperialist atrocities including whites clubbing blacks in South
> >> African townships, bulldozing the shelters of the blacks "which are
> >> not
> >> up to code."
> >>
> >> Violent history including Boer wars, Zulus vs. Xhosas, apartheid
> >> atrocities; etc.
> >>
> >> Mandela, Biko, and other freedom fighters; Prisoners and hunger
> >> strikers; Mothers bereft of their children in Africa, and so on.
> >>
> >> Thanks much for any direction/advice....
> >>
> >> Tania Kamal-Eldin
> >>
> >> Visual Arts Dept
> >> 9500 Gilman Drive, 0327
> >> La Jolla, CA 92093-0327
> >> e-mail: tkamalel@ucsd.edu
> >> Tel: 619 454-5236
> >> Fax: 619 534-8651
>
> e-mail: tomas@iafrica.com
>
> bridget thompson
> p.o.box 101
>
> woodstock, 7925
>
> cape town
> south africa
>
>
> tel: (27 +21)7881008, fax: (27 +21)7882442
>
>
>
>
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