Mining Memory is a visual meditation on the journeys, both actual and metaphorical, of 100 men who departed the Island of St Helena bound for employment in Concordia, Namaqualand, in the Northern Cape in 1907. It gathers the memory of these men, through conversations with their聽descendants as it also dwells on the remains of copper mining 鈥搕he scars,聽ruins and debris- on the vast and spectacular landscape of Namaqualand. Mining Memory opens up questions and debates in environmental and maritime humanities about the tensions caused by the ecological damage聽caused by mining and the livelihood and prospects for employment in a part聽of South Africa suffering from a history of colonial racialized poverty and chronic unemployment.
When: Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Where: Nat Taylor Cinema (91亚色)