scholarly journals Die kleur van vers en verf: Antjie Krog in gesprek met Marlene Dumas

Literator ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-38
Author(s):  
A. Nel
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
The Third ◽  
African Perspective ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Intertextual Dialogue

The colours of poem and paint: Antjie Krog in conversation with Marlene Dumas Antjie Krog engages South African born painter Marlene Dumas in an intertextual dialogue in her most recent anthology Kleur kom nooit alleen nie. This series of poems is titled “skilderysonnette” (sonnets of a painting). Six of the nine of Krog’s “word paintings” are eponymous with Dumas’s paintings and therefore almost require an examination of the interplay of the respective texts. This article examines the relationship between the relevant poems and paintings. The specific conversation between Krog’s word texts and Dumas’s paintings within the context of Krog’s anthology ultimately indicates intriguing similarities. It includes, inter alia, the struggle of both artists with the problem of “belonging” – Krog from an African perspective and Dumas from a European angle. Both are also concerned with the politics of colour. The politics of sex also figures in both their oeuvres in the third instance. The complexity of sexuality, eroticism and love is examined in the work of both these artists and is ultimately expressed in the voice/vision of the emancipated woman.

Christianity and Secularisation in South Africa: Probing the Possible Link between Modernisation and Secularisation

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nico Vorster
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Max Weber ◽  
The Third ◽  
African Experience ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Relationship

The secularisation theory of Max Weber states that modernisation inevitably leads to the decline of religion. This theory has in recent years been challenged by the desecularisation theories of various sociologists and philosophers. This article probes the possible link between modernisation and secularisation through a case study of the Republic of South Africa. South Africa is an important case study because it went through a rapid process of modernisation from the 1990s onwards. The first section examines the secularisation thesis of Weber and his supporters, as well as theories of desecularisation. The second section discusses the periods of anti-modernisation (1910–90) and modernisation (1990–2012) in South Africa. The third section analyses statistical data on the state of religion in South Africa, while the last section offers some concluding remarks on the relationship between modernisation and secularisation in South Africa thus far. The finding of the article is that the South African experience indicates that modernisation has an impact on religion, but the effect is not necessarily one of a decline in religion. In South Africa, modernisation has led to the decline of religion in some communities and the rejuvenation of religion in others. The effect of modernisation on religion seems to depend on its interaction with a range of other social factors.

scholarly journals Top priorities in information systems: The South African perspective

1990 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 120-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Miller ◽  
Leyland F. Pitt
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
South African ◽  
Delphi Method ◽  
Delphi Study ◽  
The South ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
African Perspective ◽  
The Relationship

In this article findings of a three-round Delphi study concerning key issues in information systems (IS) are presented, as perceived by a group of South African information systems managers. Some adaptations to the Delphi method were made, and these are described. The ten most important issues are identified, and these are categorized. It emerges that most are externally orientated and deal with the relationship between IS and the enterprise. The implications for information systems practitioners, academics, consultants and professional bodies are discussed.

scholarly journals James Cone vis-à-vis African Religiosity: A decolonial perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakub Urbaniak
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
South African ◽  
Christian Theology ◽  
Student Movements ◽  
White People ◽  
The Third ◽  
Traditional Religions ◽  
Ambivalent Attitude ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
African Traditional Religions

This article builds on my recent engagement with James Cone’s binary view of Africanness and Christianity which focused on his Western locus of enunciation and the criticism he received from his African American colleagues. I believe that analogical questions regarding Christian theology’s attitude towards Africanness in general and African religiosity in particular present themselves to us who live in and try to make sense of South African reality today, including white people like myself. I start by introducing a decolonial perspective as it manifests itself through the recent #MustFall student movements. In this context, I offer three theses regarding the decolonial perspective on African religiosity, each of which constitutes a more or less direct critique of Cone’s ambivalent attitude towards Africanness, and African Traditional Religions in particular. The first thesis concerns the distinction between postcoloniality and decoloniality; the second thesis concerns engaging African religiosity as a requirement for decolonising Christian theology; and the third thesis concerns problematising the relationship between the categories of blackness and Africanness.

scholarly journals Earnings, dividends and cash flow volatility: A South African perspective

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 508-514
Author(s):  
Pierre D. Erasmus
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Share Prices ◽  
Earnings Per Share ◽  
African Perspective ◽  
Cash Flow Volatility ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigates the relationship between share prices and the volatilities of earnings per share, dividends per share and cash flow per share. The relationships between the three measures and share prices are also investigated. The results indicate that the volatilities of earnings and dividends have a significant relationship with share prices, while the volatility of cash flows does not have a statistically significant relationship. The results also indicate a significant positive relationship between share prices and earnings per share, dividends per share and cash flow per share.

The Voice of an Illegitimate Son

2020 ◽  
pp. 135-178
Author(s):  
Machiko Ishikawa
Keyword(s):  
Textual Analysis ◽  
The Third ◽  
Narrative Mode ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Writing Practice

This chapter gives a close rereading of Nakagami's most well-known work, the Akiyuki trilogy: “Misaki,” Kareki nada, and Chi no hate shijō no toki. It particularly focuses on Nakagami's depiction of the voice of a transgressive man who is oppressed by the fragmentation of the relationship between him and his family and also his subaltern (Burakumin) community during the dismantlement of the Kumano Burakumin homeland. Particular attention is paid to how Nakagami's theory of monogatari (narrative) operates to depict the voice of the Kasuga Burakumin. Of particular importance is the third novel in the trilogy, Chi no hate shijō no toki. Although this chapter provides an overview of “Misaki,” and Kareki nada, the focus of the textual analysis is on how Nakagami, a writer who consciously chose to “become a Burakumin,” represents the Burakumin voice in Chi no hate shijō no toki. It also discusses the Akiyuki trilogy as an example of Nakagami's unique writing practice that derived from overlaying the modern Japanese Western-influenced naturalist literature mode with the more traditional Japanese narrative mode.

The bell curve revisited: A South African perspective

1999 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johann M. Schepers
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Formal Schooling ◽  
Bell Curve ◽  
Hypothetical Construct ◽  
Genetic Endowment ◽  
African Perspective ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Better Than

The principal objective of the study was to examine some of the scientific premises of The Bell Curve by Herrnstein and Murray (1996). It was shown that the hypothetical construct referred to as 'g' is nothing more than the aggregate of the various cognitive tests contained in the battery of tests that is subjected to factor analysis. The nature of g, therefore, depends on the composition of the test battery. Furthermore, it was shown that the predictive validity of multiple factors is always better than that of g alone. The validity of Spearman's hypothesis was investigated and found wanting. The critical role of formal schooling in the development of intellect (both fluid and crystallised) was discussed with reference to illiterate adults in South Africa. The importance of the interaction of heredity and environment was stressed. The best genetic endowment can only come to fruition in a stimulating environment. The relationship between locus of control and intelligence was discussed. Opsomming Die hoofdoelstelling van die studie was om die wetenskaplike aannames waarop The Bell Curve deur Herrnstein en Murray (1996) gebaseer is, te ondersoek. Dit is aangetoon dat die hipotetiese konstruk, bekend as 'g', niks meer is as die somtotaal van die Verskillende kognitiewe toetse wat in die battery ingesluit is en aan faktorontleding onderwerp word. Hierbenewens is getoon dat die voorspellingsgeldigheid van veelvuldige faktore altyd hoer is as die van g alleen. Die geldigheid van Spearman se hipotese is ondersoek en gebrekkig bevind. Die kritieke rol van formele skoolopleiding in die ontwikkeling van intellik (sowel vloeibaar as gekristalliseerd) is bespreek met verwysing na ongeletterde volwassenes in Suid-Afrika. Die belangrikheid van interaksie tussen oorerwing en omgewing is beklemtoon. Die beste genetiese potensiaal kan slegs tot verwekliking kom in 'n stimulerende omgewing. Die verband tussen lokus van beheer en intelligensie is bespreek.

scholarly journals Poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation: a South African perspective

Oryx ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thembela Kepe ◽  
Munyaradzi Saruchera ◽  
Webster Whande
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
South African ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
African Perspective ◽  
The One ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Rich Countries ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation has been the subject of intense debate amongst academics and development practitioners for several decades, yet consensus on how to reconcile these two disparate goals is far from being reached. The debate is often characterized by polemics between different camps, particularly on which strategy works best. Without trivializing the quality of scholarship within this debate, we argue that it is delineated by two major factors. Firstly, residents of rich countries and residents of poor countries are often assumed to be in opposition on this matter. On the one hand, some analysts tend to blame the loss of biodiversity on alleged excessive use of natural resources by residents of poor countries, while on the other hand there are those who blame residents of rich countries for alleged unsustainable livelihood strategies. Secondly, the debate on the contested relationship between biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation is often characterized by a tussle between proponents of biodiversity conservation and human rights/anti-poverty activists.

scholarly journals Angifi Dladla (1950–2020): An Embodiment of Ku Femba as a Poetry Teaching Philosophy for Renewal

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vonani Bila ◽  
Olufemi J. Abodunrin
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Popular Education ◽  
Teaching Philosophy ◽  
History And Memory ◽  
Writing Project ◽  
Direct Knowledge ◽  
Form Part ◽  
Narrative Poems ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Voice

Angifi Dladla’s poetry and teaching doctrines are considered tools for consciousness raising, healing and popular education for decoloniality. Through ku femba, an age-old practice that serves as a channel to cast away evil spells in a society bedevilled by violence, Dladla displays the relationship between man, ancestors and the otherworldly as a vehicle for decoloniality. His feisty narrative poems, “I Failed My Children” and “Marikana Chorus”, explore the spiritual dimension and infinite possibilities of experience rooted in oral and written tradition. Dladla’s Femba Writing Project, based on his philosophy of teaching poetry, affirms that poetry rooted in decoloniality reflects not only the poet’s political convictions, but a shared communal experience of those on the edges of existence who are capable enough to challenge the master’s voice (the voice of the Western canon) that often defines quality in poetry. Dladla is steeped in direct knowledge of the precarious life in South African townships; he draws on his accrued knowledge and on the complexities of history and memory to create and teach compelling poetry that resonates with the ordinary without falling into the trap of ghettoising his experience. Dladla’s poetry and teaching philosophy challenge the colonising practices that have shaped and continue to influence the teaching of poetry in South Africa. They form part of a wider agenda of defining African selfhood in a decolonial context.

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