Finding one’s own voice as an indigenous filmmaker

Jansen, I.E.E. (2015)

Doctoral Thesis

In this dissertation I examine the ‘Voice’ of the filmmaker from a political and aesthetic perspective. Within film practice the own ‘Voice’ refers mainly to the aesthetic style of a filmmaker. Within the field of postcolonial studies 'Voice' is related to the access that postcolonial subjects have to the production of discourse. Movies and other media can be seen in this context as a form of discourse. For Indigenous filmmakers both approaches to ‘Voice’ and having a ‘Voice’ are important. This study explores the way in which Indigenous filmmakers, particularly from Latin America, express their 'Voice' both politically and aesthetically in their films.

• Indigenous filmmaker
• Voice
• Aesthetic style
• Movies
• Media

• All authors: Jansen, I.E.E.
• Supervisor: Zijlmans, C.J.M.
• Co-supervisor: Cleghorn, C.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University
• Date: 2015-10-07