Gênes pour mémoire by Alice Leroy, Carlo Augusto Bachschmidt

“…In order to initiate a debate on the judicial and memorial stakes involved in using this archive, he brought with him two of his films: OP Genova (2007), made during the proceedings and based on archived audiovisual material, and Black Block (2011), made with some of the victims of the police raid on the Diaz school during the night of 21 July 2001. …”
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Uncommon Rhythms: Rupture and Retreat in Inner-City Johannesburg by Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon

“…This paper argues that the rhythms of life in precarious urban areas of inner-city Johannesburg are characterised by a series of chronic shocks involving fire, police raids, immigration raids and evictions. Against the backdrop of such shocks, inner-city residents, particularly the residents of unlawful occupations, attempt to form bonds of care and support among themselves. …”
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