Post-prison Nelson Mandela: A ‘made-in-America hero’
@article{Lukhele2012PostprisonNM, title={Post-prison Nelson Mandela: A ‘made-in-America hero’}, author={F. Lukhele}, journal={Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des {\'e}tudes africaines}, year={2012}, volume={46}, pages={289 - 301} }
Nelson Mandela’s global iconography is accompanied by a respectful reluctance to countenance any scepticism with his saintly stature. However, a reading of the 2009 film, Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood, invites an exploration of a dimensionality that has received scant attention, namely, the demonstrable role of the American film industry in the crafting of Mandela’s global image. This article ventures where angels fear to tread in advancing the view that Hollywood has played an… Expand
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