The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

South African Cinema 1896 – 2010 by Martin Botha.

Taking an inclusive approach to South African, this volume represents an ambitious attempt to analyse and place in appropriate socio-political context the aesthetic highlights of South African cinema from 1896 to present.  The book focuses on the many highly creative uses of cinematic form, style and genre as set against South Africa’s complex landscape. Included are more than two hundred illustrations and a look at many aspects of South African film history that haven’t been previously documented.

Link to the catalogue: UnivofPretoria.on.worldcat.org/v2/oclc/711050742

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Africana (ZA) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making them accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.