Transgressing Disciplinary Bounds: Historiographical Directions in South Africa's History/Heritage Affinities

A stronger history/heritage relationship with a much longer genealogy than has hitherto been examined is explored in this article. Deploying a cultural-historical method alongside the Tswaing and Mphebatho museums, this study attempts to open more and new space for exploring the making of South Afri...

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Veröffentlicht in:African historical review Jg. 54; H. 1; S. 38 - 60
1. Verfasser: Manyane, Ralph
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Pretoria Routledge 02.01.2023
UNISA Press
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Schlagworte:
Colonialism
Cultural heritage
cultural-historical method
Culture
Decolonization
Genealogy
Heritage
History
Indigenous peoples
Interdisciplinarity
Interfaces
Local knowledge
Museums
nature/culture interface
Postcolonialism
Social roles
South Africa
Transcendence
Transformative development
South Africa
ISSN:1753-2523, 1753-2531
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Zusammenfassung:A stronger history/heritage relationship with a much longer genealogy than has hitherto been examined is explored in this article. Deploying a cultural-historical method alongside the Tswaing and Mphebatho museums, this study attempts to open more and new space for exploring the making of South Africa's history- and heritage-making. Investing both transdisciplinary fields with potentially transformative and truly decolonising qualities entrusts them with social roles necessary for indigenous society's survival. Not only do the deployed methodologies allow an in-depth historical investigation of heritage sites, but they also warrant transcendence beyond entrenched binaries between history and heritage and colonial-sponsored temporal frames. In this way, the text explores long-held and previously little-treated indigenous concepts of history and heritage which evolved into the colonial and post-colonial eras. As locations whose heritage profiles embrace human and non-human worlds, the selected museums illustrate how a broadened eco-culture heritage interfaces with history and identity. The two museums therefore encapsulate memory, indigenous knowledge, and culture generated over time through complex or intricate linkages with landscape and nature.
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ISSN:1753-2523
1753-2531
DOI:10.1080/17532523.2023.2235846