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(19*-) Writer, playwright, academic and cultural leader. As a student at the [[University of the Western Cape]] 1972-1976, he became active in various student bodies and clubs. Besides and interest in poetry and painting, Oliphant gradually became a dynamic member of [[Dramsoc UWC]]. His play ''[[Die Bose Oog]]'' ("The Evil Eye" - 1977) won the first prize at the National Festival of Coloured Affairs in 1977. Other plays include ''[[Die Oordeel]]'' ("The Sentence" - 19*, the text confiscated by the police), ''[[Die Opstand]]'' ("The Rebellion" -19*), ''[[Inkululeko]]'' (19*), **. After finishing his studies, Oliphant became a lecturer, editor of **, then professor of Afrikaans/Comparative Literature?? at the University of South Africa. In 1999?? He became Chairman of the Predident's Fund for Art and Culture???. Also served  on the [[NAC]].***
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(19*-) Writer, playwright, academic, literary theorist, arts and culture policy developer, and cultural leader. As a student at the [[University of the Western Cape]] 1972-1976, he became active in various student bodies and clubs. Besides and interest in poetry and painting, Oliphant gradually became a dynamic member of [[Dramsoc UWC]]. His play ''[[Die Bose Oog]]'' ("The Evil Eye" - 1977) won the first prize at the National Festival of Coloured Affairs in 1977. Other plays include ''[[Die Oordeel]]'' ("The Sentence" - 19*, the text confiscated by the police), ''[[Die Opstand]]'' ("The Rebellion" -19*), ''[[Inkululeko]]'' (19*), **.  
  
Andries Oliphant  
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After finishing his studies, Oliphant became a lecturer, then professor and later head of the department for Theory of Literature at the University of South Africa. He was an editor of **, He also played a leading role in the development of arts, culture, and media policies for a democratic South Africa over the years, among others helping to write the White Paper on Arts, Culture, and Heritage. He sert ved as member of the International Panel for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for 2003-2004 and chaired the Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Africa Region. Further memberships include the Heritage Legislative Review Panel of the Department of Arts and Culture and the Council of the English Literary Museum and the International Comparative Literature Association. He was a participant in the first White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy hosted by former US President Bill Clinton in Washington in 2000.  
University of South Africa
 
Chairperson, Arts and Culture Trust, Johannesburg, South Africa
 
Biography:
 
He is a literary theorist, arts and culture policy developer, and advisor. He is the head of the department for theory of literature at the University of South Africa and currently chairs the Arts and Culture Trust and the South African Writers Association. He is also a cultural advisor for Freedom Park. Mr. Oliphant played a leading role in the development of arts, culture, and media policies for a democratic South Africa. He was a chairperson of the National Arts Coalition and of the Arts and Culture Task Group. Furthermore, he was a member of the writing team for the White Paper on Arts, Culture, and Heritage; and of the International Panel for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for 2003-2004 and chaired the Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Africa Region. Further memberships include the Heritage Legislative Review Panel of the Department of Arts and Culture and the Council of the English Literary Museum and the International Comparative Literature Association. In 1998 Mr. Oliphant was a special international guest of the Swedish Academy at the Nobel Prize ceremonies held in Stockholm and a participant in the first White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy hosted by former US President Bill Clinton in Washington in 2000.  
 
  
  

Revision as of 10:38, 17 November 2012

(19*-) Writer, playwright, academic, literary theorist, arts and culture policy developer, and cultural leader. As a student at the University of the Western Cape 1972-1976, he became active in various student bodies and clubs. Besides and interest in poetry and painting, Oliphant gradually became a dynamic member of Dramsoc UWC. His play Die Bose Oog ("The Evil Eye" - 1977) won the first prize at the National Festival of Coloured Affairs in 1977. Other plays include Die Oordeel ("The Sentence" - 19*, the text confiscated by the police), Die Opstand ("The Rebellion" -19*), Inkululeko (19*), **.

After finishing his studies, Oliphant became a lecturer, then professor and later head of the department for Theory of Literature at the University of South Africa. He was an editor of **, He also played a leading role in the development of arts, culture, and media policies for a democratic South Africa over the years, among others helping to write the White Paper on Arts, Culture, and Heritage. He sert ved as member of the International Panel for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for 2003-2004 and chaired the Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Africa Region. Further memberships include the Heritage Legislative Review Panel of the Department of Arts and Culture and the Council of the English Literary Museum and the International Comparative Literature Association. He was a participant in the first White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy hosted by former US President Bill Clinton in Washington in 2000.


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