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Displacement in selected novels by Bessie Head
Thesis (PhD (Creative Writing))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/97221 Displacement in selected novels by Bessie Head Medalie, David frankm7071@hotmail.com Meintjies, Frank UCTD Place Displacement Belonging Migration Bessie Head Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Humanities theses SDG-10 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Humanities theses SDG-11 Thesis (PhD (Creative Writing))--University of Pretoria, 2024. The poetry collection A Place to Night In features themes of place, home and belonging. The author uses his own experiences as a springboard for a wider engagement on displacement, diverse landscapes, attachment to place and sense of community. In the literary-analytical component, the author critically examines how Bessie Head grapples with displacement in When Rain Clouds Gather (1969) and Maru (1971). This theme is significant given Head’s personal struggles with displacement. It is also relevant in Southern Africa, where many people or their forebears have experienced dislocation and involuntary migration due to colonialism and other coercive political systems. Through detailed textual analysis, this study explores how the lead characters navigate displacement, including their strategies for dealing with local elites, ordinary villagers, and their inner strengths and weaknesses. Several factors influence whether the characters can overcome displacement, including power relations, dominant attitudes in the destination village, each character’s tenacity and the possibilities for developing relationships between the locals and the newcomer. The text draws on the work of scholars such as Probyn (1996), Flusser (2005), Antonsich (2010) and Lähdesmäki et al. (2016) as the study explores and apply ideas such as ‘home’ and belonging, concepts which come to the fore in any discussion of displacement. Unit for Creative Writing PhD (Creative Writing) Restricted Faculty of Humanities 2024-07-24T12:47:02Z 2024-07-24T12:47:02Z 2024-09-04 2024-05-30 Thesis * S2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97221 Disclaimer Letter 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 Place Displacement Belonging Migration Bessie Head Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Humanities theses SDG-10 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Humanities theses SDG-11 Displacement in selected novels by Bessie Head |
| title | Displacement in selected novels by Bessie Head |
| title_full | Displacement in selected novels by Bessie Head |
| title_fullStr | Displacement in selected novels by Bessie Head |
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| title_short | Displacement in selected novels by Bessie Head |
| title_sort | displacement in selected novels by bessie head |
| topic | UCTD Place Displacement Belonging Migration Bessie Head Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Humanities theses SDG-10 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Humanities theses SDG-11 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97221 |