Theses and dissertations on or featuring the work of Mary Sibande
Gcilitshane, Lerato (2021) Re-Painting the Mainstream Archive Black: A Close Reading of the Iconography on Instagram by Mary Sibande, Zanele Muholi, Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi and Lady Skollie. MA Thesis. University of the Witwatersrand.
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Van Rensburg, C Jansen (2021) The metamorphosis of Sibande’s hysterical Sophie in Long Live the Dead Queen, The Purple Shall Govern, I Came Apart at the Seams. MA Thesis. North-West University.
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Nkosinkulu, Zingisa (2020) DECOLONISING THE FIGURE OF SOPHIE: A FANONIAN ANALYSIS OF MARY SIBANDE’S CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTWORKS. PhD Thesis. The University of South Africa.
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Bolton, Kylie (2020) Political Fashioning: Aesthetics, art and activism in South Africa 2013-2018. MA Thesis. Stellenbosch University.
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von Carnap, Nisha (2017) Constructing the self: Sophie and the negotiation of space. MA Thesis. University of the Witwatersrand.
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Khan, Sharlene (2015) Postcolonial Masquerading: A Critical Analysis of Masquerading Strategies in the Artworks of Contemporary South African Visual Artists Anton Kannemeyer, Tracey Rose, Mary Sibande, Senzeni Marasela and Nandipha Mntambo. PhD Thesis. Goldsmiths, University of London.
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Dodd, Alexandra (2014) Secular Séance Post-Victorian embodiment in contemporary South African art. PhD Thesis. University of Cape Town.
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Singer, Alison (2012) “Sophie” Reigns over Dominant Display Practices: Negotiating Power in Mary Sibande’s Installations. MA Thesis. The University of Texas at Austin.
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