Cultural and Racial Representation in South African Soap Operas. 'Generations' and 'Muvhango'

Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Film Science, University of Venda, course: Media studies, language: English, abstract: This paper intends to examine how culture and race are represented in South African television industry; the focus is laid on South Africa's oldest and most watched soap operas: 'Generations' and 'Muvhango'. Culture and race are some of the most crucial terminologies in South African history and because of this reason they are defined and deeply explained in this paper. The paper also defines representation from a philosophical point of view, moving on to a media point of view, which then leads to the critical detailed analysis of how culture and race are represented in South African television paying special attention to two of the most popular soap operas.

Lutendo Nendauni is a Lecturer in the Law Faculty of North-West University in South Africa. He is experienced in Language editing, teaching and grammar. He is a Linguist with research interest in legal discourse and political discourse. He has worked for a number of institutions in South Africa, including University of Venda, Tshwane University of Technology, Rosebank College, University of South Africa and North-West University.