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Research Interests
Contemporary and historical graphic design and visual culture in South(ern) Africa. NRF rating: C2.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Dead Living Things: A Cabinet of Curiosities in the Postcolony
Pretorius, D., 2022, In: De Arte. 57, 2, p. 33-60 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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President, Preacher and Populist: ANC, DA and EFF Leader Posters of the 2019 South African Elections
Pretorius, D., 2021, In: Critical Arts. 35, 2, p. 16-38 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SLUIT NOU AAN! South African union defence force recruitment posters from the second world war
Pretorius, D., 2 Jan 2019, In: South African Historical Journal. 71, 1, p. 41-69 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does Southern African design history exist?
Pretorius, D., 1 Jun 2016, Designing Worlds: National Design Histories in an Age of Globalization. Berghahn Books, p. 42-59 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Propaganda Tricks–Good and Bad: The Posters of the Mobile Visual Instruction and Propaganda Section of the South African Union Defence Force from January to July 1945
Pretorius, J. D., 1 Oct 2016, In: South African Historical Journal. 68, 4, p. 573-622 50 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Celebrating 20 Years of UJ through the Arts
Freschi, F., Pretorius, J., Raubenheimer, L. & Nazier, F.
6/02/25
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What Is Whiteness? New ‘Show & Tell’ Book Aims To Dismantle Racism And White Supremacy
16/09/22
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New Book Challenges Whiteness - A Review Through the Cover Image [analysis]
13/07/22
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