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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Xhosa cultural"”.
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A cultural biography of an acclaimed Queen of Xhosa music, Madosini Manqineni, and her contributions to Xhosa cultural music
… Manqineni, a prominent individual in African cultural music today, with an established reputation abroad, but who has not yet been given any attention in scholarship. This study was motivated by my great admiration and respect for Madosini, who is recognized as a "specialist musician", a …
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Chosi Ntsomi! making a Xhosa theatre identity by adapting Nongenile Masithathu Zenani's folktale about a rite of passage for Xhosa girls
Inspired by the performativity of Xhosa cultural belief systems, my study aims to develop dignified theatrical roles for African women. This essay explores the potential of perceptions of Xhosa cultural women, configured in oral storytelling, as a means towards developing a base for Nguni theatre. …
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The forms, functions and techniques of Xhosa humour
In this thesis I examine the way in which Xhosa speakers create humour, what forms (e.g. satire, irony, punning, parody) they favour in both oral and textual literature, and the genres in which these forms are delivered and executed. The functions of Xhosa humour, both during and after apartheid, …
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The revival and revitalization of musical bow practice
… area in the Eastern Cape, historical home of the Xhosa-speaking people, and in which so much Xhosa traditional music has always been actively practiced. It seems hard to believe that musical bow performance never came into my social experiences. But this is because there were no active performers …
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Township theatre-making as a developmental tool for Khayelitsha youth : an applied theatre study from an ethnographic perspective
… practitioner and researcher is informed by my Xhosa cultural identity, my Zulu schooling and my English-speaking higher education, which also influenced my relationship with the youth. In the research process, the young people and I exchanged several theatre making methods. The theatre making …
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Skins, scars, blankets and blood : a pictorial response to the tensions and conflicts that arise from the representation and the practice of Ulwaluko in contemporary South Africa
Ulwaluko (the subject of this study) is a Xhosa male initiation or rite of passage normally marked by elaborate ritual ceremonies and authenticated by circumcision. Human longing for ritual is deep, and in our contemporary culture is often frustrated. As an artist working in such an environment, my …