The View page displays a submission's general information and data. Watch video
Submission information
Submission Number: 11
Submission ID: 741
Submission UUID: 9772cd0c-a44c-421f-a764-2047ea89b0a1
Submission URI: /2025/abstracts
Created: Thu, 03/20/2025 - 09:15
Completed: Thu, 03/20/2025 - 10:24
Changed: Tue, 05/13/2025 - 10:26
Remote IP address: 196.21.80.2
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
Presenters
Prof.
Rautenbach
John victor
University of zululand
Prof John Victor Rautenbach is a Professor and HOD of Social Work at the University of Zululand (5th year). He is a professional social worker registered with the SACSSP. Previously he was the HOD of Social Work at the University of Fort Hare for eighteen years.
He is a former Executive Committee Member ASASWEI. He has also served as a Board Member of the IASSW, where he was the co-chair of the governance task force, a member of the Budget and Finance Committee and was the Chair of the Standing Committee on the World Census of Social Work Programs and serves on the IASSW research committee.
He is a former Executive Committee Member ASASWEI. He has also served as a Board Member of the IASSW, where he was the co-chair of the governance task force, a member of the Budget and Finance Committee and was the Chair of the Standing Committee on the World Census of Social Work Programs and serves on the IASSW research committee.
Yes
Dr.
Solomon
Janet
University of the Witwatersrand
Janet Solomon is a South African artist, filmmaker and also a PhD candidate at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS). She holds an MA in Fine Art with distinction from WITS and a BA(FA) with distinction from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Solomon’s work confronts environmental issues and human-animal relations, exploring themes of alienation, loss, and the fragility of existence. Her art, marked by haunting pathos and fragile beauty, reflects the struggle to navigate overwhelming circumstances. Solomon has exhibited widely, including solo shows at the Durban Art Gallery and Origins Museum. Her works are held in collections such as the Durban University of Technology Art Gallery.
No
Abstract
BLUE BURNING (2024) - video documentary screening and discussion facilitated by Prof John Rautenbach and Janet Soloman (online)
THEME 3: Policy and Advocacy for Peace building, Environmental and Social Justice
SUB 3.1 Influencing policies that promote environmental sustainability and social equity.
Workshop Presentation
BLUE BURNING (2024) (Plenary session as approved by the LOC).
Screening and discussion facilitated Prof John Rautenbach and Janet Soloman (online)
90mins | Video Documentary
Director and Producer:
Janet Solomon
Cinematographer and Editor:
Viki van den Barselaar-Smith
Blue Burning (2024), a visually stunning and thought-provoking documentary directed by Janet Solomon, explores the growing social opposition to South Africa’s ambitious offshore oil and gas expansion under Operation Phakisa. The film, a collaboration between Solomon and cinematographer Viki van den Barselaar-Smith, captures the intersection of environmental justice, Indigenous rights, and climate activism in the face of the government’s plan to drill 30 new offshore wells by 2030. With a powerful original score by Jonathan M. Blair and a final mix by Johan Prinsloo, the documentary weaves together the voices of fisher collectives, coastal communities, scientists, environmental NGOs, and Indigenous groups, uniting them in a historic campaign to protect the ocean commons and climate futures.
The film critiques the authoritarian petro-imaginary underpinning Operation Phakisa, which prioritizes economic growth over democratic integrity, intangible heritage, and ecological sustainability. Through a decolonial ecofeminist lens, Blue Burning employs intersectional environmental justice strategies and relational aesthetics to expose the risks of offshore drilling, while fostering public awareness and collective action. The documentary highlights the formation of the Oceans-not-Oil coalition, a diverse alliance that challenges state-sanctioned environmental harm and advocates for alternative socio-economic structures rooted in collaborative commons.
Guided by theoretical frameworks such as Third Cinema, Val Plumwood’s interspecies solidarity, and Walter Mignolo’s decolonial praxis, Blue Burning serves as both a critique and a call to action. It amplifies counter-narratives to the petro-capitalist agenda, offering a hopeful vision of resistance and solidarity. This screening, followed by a discussion facilitated by Prof. John Rautenbach and Janet Solomon (online), invites audiences to engage with the urgent politics of the ocean commons and the transformative potential of artistic intervention in the fight against climate catastrophe.
Keywords: Operation Phakisa, offshore oil and gas, decolonial ecofeminism, environmental justice, ocean commons, climate activism, documentary film, South Africa.
Screening and discussion facilitated Prof John Rautenbach and Janet Soloman (online)
90mins | Video Documentary
Director and Producer:
Janet Solomon
Cinematographer and Editor:
Viki van den Barselaar-Smith
Blue Burning (2024), a visually stunning and thought-provoking documentary directed by Janet Solomon, explores the growing social opposition to South Africa’s ambitious offshore oil and gas expansion under Operation Phakisa. The film, a collaboration between Solomon and cinematographer Viki van den Barselaar-Smith, captures the intersection of environmental justice, Indigenous rights, and climate activism in the face of the government’s plan to drill 30 new offshore wells by 2030. With a powerful original score by Jonathan M. Blair and a final mix by Johan Prinsloo, the documentary weaves together the voices of fisher collectives, coastal communities, scientists, environmental NGOs, and Indigenous groups, uniting them in a historic campaign to protect the ocean commons and climate futures.
The film critiques the authoritarian petro-imaginary underpinning Operation Phakisa, which prioritizes economic growth over democratic integrity, intangible heritage, and ecological sustainability. Through a decolonial ecofeminist lens, Blue Burning employs intersectional environmental justice strategies and relational aesthetics to expose the risks of offshore drilling, while fostering public awareness and collective action. The documentary highlights the formation of the Oceans-not-Oil coalition, a diverse alliance that challenges state-sanctioned environmental harm and advocates for alternative socio-economic structures rooted in collaborative commons.
Guided by theoretical frameworks such as Third Cinema, Val Plumwood’s interspecies solidarity, and Walter Mignolo’s decolonial praxis, Blue Burning serves as both a critique and a call to action. It amplifies counter-narratives to the petro-capitalist agenda, offering a hopeful vision of resistance and solidarity. This screening, followed by a discussion facilitated by Prof. John Rautenbach and Janet Solomon (online), invites audiences to engage with the urgent politics of the ocean commons and the transformative potential of artistic intervention in the fight against climate catastrophe.
Keywords: Operation Phakisa, offshore oil and gas, decolonial ecofeminism, environmental justice, ocean commons, climate activism, documentary film, South Africa.
Reviewer ONE Feedback
Prof
Roelf
Reyneke
Yes
Education
Accepted
Reviewer TWO Feedback
Mr
Ashwill
Philips
Yes
Education
Accepted