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Assemblages of Belonging Murals, Beadwork, and Ndebele Identity in South Africa Craniv Boyd
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boyd, Craniv <p>Craniv Boyd, Freie Universität Berlin, Deutschland</p>, Author.
- Series:
- Image
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ndebele.
- South Africa.
- Beadwork.
- Mural Painting.
- Art History.
- Local Subjects:
- Ndebele.
- South Africa.
- Beadwork.
- Mural Painting.
- Art History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (245 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- tw11679 Boyd - Assemblages of Belonging Murals, Beadwork, and Ndebele Identity in South Africa
- Place of Publication:
- Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2025
- Biography/History:
- Craniv Boyd is an art historian specializing in African visual culture. He received his PhD from Freie Universität Berlin and conducted extensive ethnographic fieldwork in South Africa. His research engages the intersections of aesthetics, memory, and the politics of representation in southern African art traditions.
- Summary:
- 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 »assemblages of belonging« that mediate personal and collective identity, sustain cultural continuity, and navigate the shifting dynamics of heritage, modernity, and global circulation.
- Notes:
- [Auflage - Neueauflage]
- ISBN:
- 3-8394-5217-1
- 9783839452172
- OCLC:
- 1549487843
- Publisher Number:
- 9783839452172
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