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How is Bapedi marriage visualised in the Hoffmann and Van Warmelo ethnographic collections?
Dissertation (MA (Visual Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/78522 How is Bapedi marriage visualised in the Hoffmann and Van Warmelo ethnographic collections? Kriel, Lize u12111610@tuks.co.za Lawrens, Jenni Phala, Matete Thorometjane Visual Culture Oral History Bapedi Marriage Visuality UCTD Ethnographic collections Ethnography Colonial ethnography Missionary ethnography Orature Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-05 Humanities theses SDG-10 Humanities theses SDG-11 Humanities theses SDG-16 Dissertation (MA (Visual Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2020. This study compares two sets of ethnographic resources which were produced a generation apart, by two different ethnographers with the assistance of different groups of interlocutors working in the same area, amongst people claiming to have an association with the Mamabolo community. The first collection to be assessed is that of a Berlin Missionary Carl Adolf Hoffmann who was stationed in the area from 1904 till 1934. The second set of material is that of Dr. N.J. van Warmelo who was the chief ethnologist in the Department of Native Affairs from 1930 till 1969. In its comparison, this study analyses the marriage custom of Bapedi and how the ethnographers visualised it. The study does so by reviewing the collections in depth, looking at: the role of interlocutors and ethnographers, and establishing what the information in these collections represents (its visuality), as well as Hoffmann’s and Van Warmelo’s portrayal of Bapedi marriage custom. The study seeks to find similaries or disparities between the two collections’ rendition of Bapedi marriage, seeing that the ethnographers and interlocutors were from two different generations. The study addresses the limitations of the textual medium which seems, over the years, to have contributed to the misconception that tradition is fixed and rigid. Moreover, the study highlights how visuality is not only limited to images (pictures, drawings, diagrams, etc.) by advocating for orature as visuality. It does so by substantiating how words (especially written words) have the power and influence to create visuality. NHISS NRF Arts and Culture Trust ae2026 Visual Arts MA (Visual Studies) Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-05: Gender equality SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2021-02-12T10:00:29Z 2021-02-12T10:00:29Z 2021-04 2020-11 Dissertation *Phala, MT 2020, How is Bapedi marriage visualised in the Hoffmann and Van Warmelo ethnographic collections?, MA thesis, University of Pretoria A2021 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78522 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Visual Culture Oral History Bapedi Marriage Visuality UCTD Ethnographic collections Ethnography Colonial ethnography Missionary ethnography Orature Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-05 Humanities theses SDG-10 Humanities theses SDG-11 Humanities theses SDG-16 How is Bapedi marriage visualised in the Hoffmann and Van Warmelo ethnographic collections? |
| title | How is Bapedi marriage visualised in the Hoffmann and Van Warmelo ethnographic collections? |
| title_full | How is Bapedi marriage visualised in the Hoffmann and Van Warmelo ethnographic collections? |
| title_fullStr | How is Bapedi marriage visualised in the Hoffmann and Van Warmelo ethnographic collections? |
| title_full_unstemmed | How is Bapedi marriage visualised in the Hoffmann and Van Warmelo ethnographic collections? |
| title_short | How is Bapedi marriage visualised in the Hoffmann and Van Warmelo ethnographic collections? |
| title_sort | how is bapedi marriage visualised in the hoffmann and van warmelo ethnographic collections |
| topic | Visual Culture Oral History Bapedi Marriage Visuality UCTD Ethnographic collections Ethnography Colonial ethnography Missionary ethnography Orature Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-05 Humanities theses SDG-10 Humanities theses SDG-11 Humanities theses SDG-16 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78522 |