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Assemblages of Belonging
Murals, Beadwork, and Ndebele Identity in South Africa
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About this book
Ndebele material culture in South Africa was appropriated and commodified during the apartheid era. Craniv Boyd traces Ndebele art back to its origins and examines its creation as enduring practices of identity construction and of cultural articulation, placing particular emphasis on mural painting and beadwork. He traces the historical trajectories of these art forms and considers their ongoing transformation in contemporary contexts. Focusing on the creative labor of Ndebele women, this study conceptualizes these practices as Ā»assemblages of belongingĀ« that mediate personal and collective identity, sustain cultural continuity, and navigate the shifting dynamics of heritage, modernity, and global circulation.
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Cultural & Social AnthropologyTable of contents
- Cover
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART 1: Becoming Ndebele: The process of bricolage and assemblage during apartheid
- Chapter One: Ndebele history and becoming Ndebele visually
- Chapter Two : Relocation, model village, and settler primitivism
- Chapter Three: Beadwork
- Chapter Four: Official history
- Chapter Five: Private narratives of identity
- Chapter Six: Towards becoming Ndebele
- PART 2: āI paint with chicken feathersā: Post-apartheid Ndebele art up to the contemporary moment
- Chapter Seven: People
- Chapter Eight: Places and things
- Chapter Nine: Conclusion: Ndebele revival
- Bibliography
- Index
- List of interviews
- Image credits
- Imprint
- Biography and Colophon