Kim Wildman

Domaine de recherche

l'Afrique

Pays de résidence

L'Afrique du Sud

Titre

M.Phil. Candidate

Affiliation

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Adresse électronique

kimwildman@hotmail.com

Adresse

University of Cape Town
South Africa

Pays de spécialisation

Benin, Lesotho, South Africa and Togo

Recherche

Dissertation investigated the "Images of Africa", focusing on the manner in which Africa has been imaged and reproduced by early Western writers and photographers and the impact that their work has had on their contemporaries. Specifically, I investigated the hypothesis that contemporary writers and photographers, at a subconscious level, have been responsible for perpetuating the image myths created by their forerunners.

Researching specifically Benin, Lesotho, South Africa and Togo.

Publications

Produced travel guidebooks on such varying destinations as Romania, Athens and Togo.

Guidebooks

Co-authored on Africa include Lonely Planet's current South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland and West Africa.

Mots-clés

visual anthropology ; images ; photography ; myths ; Southern Africa ; West Africa.