Scenes from the South: from the collections of the Harry Ransom Center and Amazwi South African Museum of Literature to mark the occasion of J.M. Coetzee’s 80th birthday

Easton, Kai

Abstract

The exhibition Scenes from the South, guest curated by Kai Easton of SOAS University of London and David Attwell of the University of York, marks the 80th birthday of Nobel Prizewinning writer J.M. Coetzee at the newly rebranded Amazwi South African Museum of Literature in Makhanda, Eastern Cape.
Exploring South-South relations in Coetzee’s life and work, inspired by his own project, ‘Literatures of the South’ at the Cátedra Coetzee, Universidad Nacional de San Martín in Argentina, the key aims of the project are biographical, cartographical and curatorial: to expand and diversify readings of South Africa’s most distinguished writer – a leading figure on the world stage who has lived in Australia since 2002 and worked and travelled extensively in South America – and concurrently to facilitate curatorial connections, collections, and knowledge exchange with partners who share a decolonising agenda in museum practice, the heritage sector, and literary and historical archives.
Exhibition Catalogue - Contents:
01 ‘Curating Across Southern Spaces’ South-North-South Itineraries
Kai Easton
05 J.M. Coetzee | Scenes from the South by David Attwell
13 Southern Crossings | J.M. Coetzee @ 80 by Kai Easton
28 Travelling South with Coetzee by Kai Easton
33 Adelaide – Avontuur
36 Steinkopf – Stellenbosch
41 Rosebank – Rondebosch
46 Buffalo – Leeu-Gamka
54 Cape Town – Cradock
58 Roquefixade – Roussillon
64 Bahia – Buenos Aires
68 Archival Sources

Citation

Easton, K. (in press). Scenes from the South: from the collections of the Harry Ransom Center and Amazwi South African Museum of Literature to mark the occasion of J.M. Coetzee’s 80th birthday. [Exhibition]. Exhibited at Amazwi South African Museum of Literature. 1 February 2020. (Unpublished)

• Exhibition Performance Type: Exhibition
• Start Date: Feb 1, 2020
• Acceptance Date: Dec 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jun 9, 2020
• Related Public URLs: https://www.litnet.co.za/an-exhibition-celebrating-jm-coetzees-birthday-a-photo-gallery/; https://nationalartsfestival.co.za/show/scenes-from-the-south/
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Funders: SOAS University of London (Impact and Knowledge Exchange Fund) University of York (Research Office) Amazwi South African Museum of Literature - Dept of Arts & Culture, South Africa, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin