Browsing Faculty of Arts by Subject "History"
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Traces of forced labour – a history of black civilians in British concentration camps during the South African War, 1899-1902
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)During the South African War of 1899-1902 captured civilians were directed by the British army into military controlled zones and into refugee camps which became known as concentration camps. Established near towns, mines ... -
The unification process in the family of the Dutch Reformed Churches from 1975-1994: a critical evaluation
(University of the Western Cape, 1999) -
A visual struggle for Mozambique. Revisiting narratives, interpreting photographs (1850-1930)
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)‘A Visual Struggle for Mozambique. Revisiting narratives, interpreting photographs (1850 – 1930)’ is a study that requires an engagement with the historiography of the Portuguese empire, with reference to Mozambique. ... -
Visualizing the body: Photographic clues and the cultural fluidity of Mbopo institution, 1914-2014
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The mbopo institution, popularly known as the “fattening room” is a cultural rite of passage for young virgins, who are being prepared for marriage among the Ibibio/Efik people of southern Nigeria. It is a complex cultural ... -
Voortrekker Road palimpsest: A study in social, spatial and temporal flux in the city
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)With its Afrikaner Nationalist past and its current status as an Afropolitan hub, Voortrekker Road simultaneously constitutes a place of separation and transgression, resulting in a quotidian tableau of urban life that ...