Bahlabelelelani - why do they sing? : gender and power in contemporary women's songs /

Soumis par Joseph Hafner le 22 Avril, 2025 - 21:30

Type de publication:

Book

Auteurs:

Zondi, Nompumelelo,

Source:

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group ;, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdm ; New York, NY, United States, p.1 online resource (ix, 168 pages) : (2024)

Numéro d'appel:

HQ1800.5

Autre numéro:

10.4324/9781032630892

URL:

https://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9781003814481

Mots-clés:

Afrique du Sud., Aspect social, bisacsh, Chansons zouloues, fast, Femmes noires, Histoire et critique., History and criticism., Music, Musique, Oral tradition, Rites and ceremonies, Rites and ceremonies., Rites et cérémonies., Social aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Songs, Zulu, South Africa., Tradition orale, Women, Black, Zoulous, Zulu (African people)

Notes:

First published in 2020 by University of KwaZulu-Natal Press.Includes bibliographical references and index.Indigenous societies, steeped in patriarchy, have various channels through which they deal with abusive characteristics of relations in some of these communities. One such route is through songs, which sanction women to voice that which, bound by societal expectations, they would not commonly be able to say. This book focuses on the nature of women's contemporary songs in the rural community of Zwelibomvu, near Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal. It aims to answer the question Bahlabelelelani - Why do they sing?', drawing on several discourses of gender and power to examine the content and purposes of the songs. Restricted by custom, women resort to allusive languages, such as found in ukushoza, a song genre that includes poetic elements and solo dance songs. The songs, when read in conjunction with the interviews and focus group discussions, present a complex picture of women's lives in contemporary rural KwaZulu-Natal, and they offer their commentary on what it means to be a woman in this society.Nompumelelo Zondi is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of African Languages at the University of Pretoria.Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 11, 2024).