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Social Anthropology

Children on the move : experiences of children living in a temporary relocation camp in Cape Town, South Africa.

Abstract

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This thesis focuses on six children’s experiences from various backgrounds who lived in temporary relocation areas in Cape Town, South Africa. The research was conducted over a three-year period from February 2010 to February 2013, with a one-year field-research period from October 2010 to October 2011. Themes identified examined the effects of forced removals, displacement, marginality and the prevalence of violence in Bluewaters Refugee Camp Site C and Symphony Way Temporary Relocation Area. Exploring pathways and patterns of identity, embodiment and experiences of health and illness, and the expressive, revealing quality of theatre, delivered rich data that produced an ethnographic account of children’s experiences in these sites.

Degree

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Social Anthropology
Year dc:date.issued
2013

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Prah, Efua
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Levine, Susan

Rights

Language dc:language.iso
eng

Identifiers

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3622
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/3622

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University of Cape Town
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2026-07-22
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Prah, Efua. Children on the move : experiences of children living in a temporary relocation camp in Cape Town, South Africa.. Social Anthropology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3622