Richard Poplak | |
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 Poplak (right) at the 2009 Pop Conference, Seattle | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Concordia University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, director, author |
| Notable work |
Kenk: A Graphic Portrait Influence (film) |
| Website | https://richardpoplak.com/ |
Richard Poplak is a Jewish, Johannesburg-based South African author, journalist and film maker who focuses on corporate criminality, race and equity issues.
He is the author of the 2011 graphic journalistic novel Kenk: A Graphic Portrait about notorious Toronto bike thief Igor Kent. [1] He is the co-director of Influence documentary about corruption in South Africa.
Early life and education
Poplak was born in Johannesburg. [2] [3] He studied fine art and film making at Concordia University. [2] Poplak is Jewish. [4]
Career
Poplak is the author of the 2011 journalistic comic book Kenk: A Graphic Portrait. [5] [6]
He is a senior contributor to the Daily Maverick. [2]
Selected publications
- Richard Poplak and Diana Neille, (directors) Influence (film) documents corruption and disinformation campaigns in South Africa government and the role of Bell Pottinger in supporting them [7] [8] [9]
- Richard Poplak and Kevin Bloom, Continental Shift: A Journey into Africa's Changing Fortunes, 2016 Portobello Books, ISBN 978-1-84627-374-2 [10]
- Richard Poplak, Ja No Man: Growing Up White in Apartheid Era South Africa, 2007, Penguin Canada ISBN 0-14-305044-3 [11] [12]
- Richard Poplak, Kenk: A Graphic Portrait, 2010, Pop Sandbox, ISBN 978-0-9864884-0-5 [13]
Awards
Poplak's book Ja No Man made the 2008 Alan Paton Non-Fiction prize long list [12] and the Now (newspaper) Top 10 books of 2007. [14]
References
- ^ Winterstein, Shannon. "KENK: A Graphic Portrait." Broken Pencil, no. 48, summer 2010, pp. 53+. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A241279017/AONE?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=3032d36f. Accessed 19 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Richard Poplak". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Lucas, Powers (2 July 2013). "Why Obama is making an African power-play against China". CBC.
- ^ Dyzenhaus, David. "The Politics of the Ordinary". Literary Review of Canada. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Kenk: A Graphic Portrait - Quill and Quire". Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Bike thief Kenk subject of graphic novel". 4 May 2010.
- ^ Shoba, Sandisiwe (21 August 2020). "Encounters Film Festival: Bell Pottinger Exposed: Influence unpacks the evils of disinformation". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Richard Poplak, Diana Neille's "Agents of Influence" among Hot Docs Forum picks". Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (3 February 2020). "'Influence': Film Review | Sundance 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Cummings, Ryan (2 June 2016). "Continental Shift: Question everything you think you know about Africa". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Mbao, Wamuwi. "Terror Terroir: Building Disruptive Possibilities in Ivan Vladislavić’s The Folly." Journal of Literary Studies 36.4 (2020): 9-26.
- ^ a b "Alan Paton Award Long list | Book awards | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Igor Kenk gets book treatment". The Globe and Mail. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Susan G. Cole's Top 10 Books". NOW Magazine. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2022.