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From the Camps to Covid : an ethnographic history of Boererate amongst Afrikaans women
Thesis (PhD(Social Anthropology)--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/96822 From the Camps to Covid : an ethnographic history of Boererate amongst Afrikaans women McNeill, Fraser jeanie.blackbeard@gmail.com Blackbeard, Jeanie UCTD Boererate Biomedicine COVID-19 Afrikaans women South African war Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-03: Good health and well-being Humanities theses SDG-03 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Humanities theses SDG-11 Thesis (PhD(Social Anthropology)--University of Pretoria, 2023. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Afrikaans women in South Africa harnessed the power of Boererate not only as a healing tradition but as a living, adaptive agent with the ability to connect people and subtly reshape social dynamics. This thesis traces the roots of Boererate back to the concentration camps during the South African War, where Boer women, due to limited resources and the ban on Dutch medicines, cultivated this enduring indigenous healing practice. Utilising a comprehensive research methodology, including digital ethnography, interviews, and post-lockdown observations, this study reveals the multifaceted nature of Boererate. It acts as a connecting force, safeguarding cultural identity, and providing an alternative lens to challenge – and sometimes compliment – the dominant biomedical narrative. Beyond healing, Boererate subtly influences individuals and communities in alignment with established cultural norms. It provides a unique perspective on the living essence of indigenous knowledge systems and their role in cultural preservation and social transformation. Boererate is shown to be an active agent, uniting and dividing people across generations, promoting cultural resilience. The evidence presented suggests that as people make Boererate, it also – at least partially – makes them. Anthropology and Archaeology PhD (Social Anthropology) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities 2024-07-05T07:29:23Z 2024-07-05T07:29:23Z 2024-09 2023-12-21 Thesis * S2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/96822 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26160904.v1 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159920 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159902 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159905 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159917 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26160904 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26160847 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159908 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159911 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159914 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159923 en © 2023 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 | UCTD Boererate Biomedicine COVID-19 Afrikaans women South African war Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-03: Good health and well-being Humanities theses SDG-03 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Humanities theses SDG-11 From the Camps to Covid : an ethnographic history of Boererate amongst Afrikaans women |
| title | From the Camps to Covid : an ethnographic history of Boererate amongst Afrikaans women |
| title_full | From the Camps to Covid : an ethnographic history of Boererate amongst Afrikaans women |
| title_fullStr | From the Camps to Covid : an ethnographic history of Boererate amongst Afrikaans women |
| title_full_unstemmed | From the Camps to Covid : an ethnographic history of Boererate amongst Afrikaans women |
| title_short | From the Camps to Covid : an ethnographic history of Boererate amongst Afrikaans women |
| title_sort | from the camps to covid an ethnographic history of boererate amongst afrikaans women |
| topic | UCTD Boererate Biomedicine COVID-19 Afrikaans women South African war Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-03: Good health and well-being Humanities theses SDG-03 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Humanities theses SDG-11 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/96822 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159920 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159902 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159905 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159917 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26160904 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26160847 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159908 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159911 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159914 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26159923 |