Checking the Kulcha: Local discourse of culture in the Kavango region in Namibia

This thesis makes an ethnographic contribution to the anthropological debates about the contested nature of ‘culture’ as a central term in the discipline. It examines discourses as tools that create, recreate, modify and transmit culture. The research was done in the town of Rundu in Kavango region,...

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Main Author:	Akuupa, Michael Uusiku
Other Authors:	Boonzaier, Emile
Language:	en
Published:	University of Westen Cape 2013
Subjects:	Namibia Ethnic relations Language and culture Tribes Social conditions Social life and customs
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/11394/149

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spelling	ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uwc-oai-etd.uwc.ac.za-11394-1492017-08-02T03:59:58Z Checking the Kulcha: Local discourse of culture in the Kavango region in Namibia Akuupa, Michael Uusiku Boonzaier, Emile Namibia Ethnic relations Language and culture Tribes Social conditions Social life and customs This thesis makes an ethnographic contribution to the anthropological debates about the contested nature of ‘culture’ as a central term in the discipline. It examines discourses as tools that create, recreate, modify and transmit culture. The research was done in the town of Rundu in Kavango region, northeastern Namibia. In attempting to understand the local notions of culture this study focused on two main events: the Independence Day celebration on 21 March 2006 and a funeral that was held earlier in the month of January. During the study two particular media through which cultural ideas are negotiated, language and clothing were observed. 2013-03-20T08:16:14Z 2013-03-20T08:16:14Z 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/11394/149 en University of Western Cape University of Westen Cape
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description	This thesis makes an ethnographic contribution to the anthropological debates about the contested nature of ‘culture’ as a central term in the discipline. It examines discourses as tools that create, recreate, modify and transmit culture. The research was done in the town of Rundu in Kavango region, northeastern Namibia. In attempting to understand the local notions of culture this study focused on two main events: the Independence Day celebration on 21 March 2006 and a funeral that was held earlier in the month of January. During the study two particular media through which cultural ideas are negotiated, language and clothing were observed.
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title	Checking the Kulcha: Local discourse of culture in the Kavango region in Namibia
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Checking the Kulcha: Local discourse of culture in the Kavango region in Namibia

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