Symbolism and implications in the Zulu dance forms; notions of composition, performance and appreciation of dance among the Zulu
| dc.contributor.advisor | Khumalo, L.Z.M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ngema, Vusabantu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-09-14T12:02:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-09-14T12:02:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.description | Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of IsiZulu Namagugu At the University of Zululand, 2007. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Indigenous people today are seeking to transcend the history of pain and loss that began with the coming of Europeans into our world. In the past 500 years, our people have suffered murderous onslaughts of greed and disease. Even as history's shadow lengthens to mark the passing of that brutfal age, the Western compulsion to control remains strong. To preserve what is left of our cultures and lands, is a constant fight. Some indigenous people believe the statements of regret and promises of reconciliation spoken by our oppressors. Some have come to trust and accept the world that has been created through colonization ... But those who find sincerity and comfort in the oppressor, who bind themselves to recent promises, must yield to the assimilationist demands of the mainstream and abandon any meaningful attainment to an indigenous cultural and political reality. Thankfully, those who accept the colonization of their nations are a small minority. Most people continue to participate in, or at least support, the struggle to gain recognition and respect for their right to exist as peoples, unencumbered by the demands, controls and false identities imposed on them by others. Amid the seemingly perpetual conflict that comes with defending our ideals, there is confusion, division, and sometimes despair. Sometimes it seems we have lost our way, and then the confusion, division and despair threaten to overwhelm us again. Distracted from our goal, we wander a forest of frustration living inauthentic lives that make us easy prey for those who would enslave us. Such times constitute crises, and we are in the midst of one today.... ' | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10530/71 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Zulu dance forms | en_US |
| dc.subject | Indigenous people | en_US |
| dc.title | Symbolism and implications in the Zulu dance forms; notions of composition, performance and appreciation of dance among the Zulu | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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