South African censorship: the production & liberation of Waiting for the barbarians, by J. M Coetzee

During Apartheid, South African censorship became the main legal instrument for the control and cultural tutelage of society. Censors decided which literary works could be read. Thousands of books were withdrawn from circulation, but the censorship did not achieve total success in curtailing the ci...

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Main Authors: Marilia Fatima de Oliveira, Maria Perla Araújo Morais, Andrea Martins Lameirão Mateus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2019-10-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Language and Culture
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/45604
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description During Apartheid, South African censorship became the main legal instrument for the control and cultural tutelage of society. Censors decided which literary works could be read. Thousands of books were withdrawn from circulation, but the censorship did not achieve total success in curtailing the circulation of ideas. One novel, in particular, was released despite being not only very political, but also representing events that were – as J. M Coetzee puts it – in the minds and hearts of people of conscience during Apartheid: torture and fake reports issued by the South African police. Through documental and critical analysis, this article aims to answer one question: why Waiting for the barbarians, novel by J. M Coetzee published in 1980, was never banned? We will bring information and reflections on how the use of literary strategies, a political strategy and the exercise of censorship by a peculiar censor were crucial for the system’s circumvention.
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spelling doaj.art-8277a7bec1594082a4f1e451dd67c55d2022-12-22T02:42:41ZengUniversidade Estadual de MaringáActa Scientiarum: Language and Culture1983-46751983-46832019-10-0141210.4025/actascilangcult.v41i2.4560445604South African censorship: the production & liberation of Waiting for the barbarians, by J. M Coetzee Marilia Fatima de Oliveira0Maria Perla Araújo Morais1Andrea Martins Lameirão Mateus2Universidade Federal do TocantinsUniversidade Federal do TocantinsUniversidade Federal do Tocantins During Apartheid, South African censorship became the main legal instrument for the control and cultural tutelage of society. Censors decided which literary works could be read. Thousands of books were withdrawn from circulation, but the censorship did not achieve total success in curtailing the circulation of ideas. One novel, in particular, was released despite being not only very political, but also representing events that were – as J. M Coetzee puts it – in the minds and hearts of people of conscience during Apartheid: torture and fake reports issued by the South African police. Through documental and critical analysis, this article aims to answer one question: why Waiting for the barbarians, novel by J. M Coetzee published in 1980, was never banned? We will bring information and reflections on how the use of literary strategies, a political strategy and the exercise of censorship by a peculiar censor were crucial for the system’s circumvention. https://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/45604african literature; post-colonial; censorship.
spellingShingle Marilia Fatima de Oliveira
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South African censorship: the production & liberation of Waiting for the barbarians, by J. M Coetzee
Acta Scientiarum: Language and Culture
african literature; post-colonial; censorship.
title South African censorship: the production & liberation of Waiting for the barbarians, by J. M Coetzee
title_full South African censorship: the production & liberation of Waiting for the barbarians, by J. M Coetzee
title_fullStr South African censorship: the production & liberation of Waiting for the barbarians, by J. M Coetzee
title_full_unstemmed South African censorship: the production & liberation of Waiting for the barbarians, by J. M Coetzee
title_short South African censorship: the production & liberation of Waiting for the barbarians, by J. M Coetzee
title_sort south african censorship the production liberation of waiting for the barbarians by j m coetzee
topic african literature; post-colonial; censorship.
url https://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/45604
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