A hermeneutic analysis of the representation of masculinities in Tsotsi (Hood 2005) and Inxeba (Trengrove 2017)

Abstract

A hermeneutic analysis of the South African films Tsotsi (Hood 2005) and Inxeba (Trengrove 2017) on the representation of masculinities. Gender and gender performance is explored as well as how types of masculinities are portrayed and the effect(s) they have (if any) on the story. Additionally, how the directors being white, yet telling black stories, affects the storyline as well as the reception received by each film based on this factor.