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Reimagining the poetry of B.W. Vilakazi as the social tool for 'ukuxwayisa' (deterrent) and protest
Get PDFDissertation (MA (Creative Writing))--University of Pretoria, 2021.This study consists of two parts. The first part was the creative writing component (poetry portfolio) which entailed a manuscript of forty-five isiZulu poems written by the researcher of this study/project. The poems found in the creative component dealt with several themes; among them were themes on culture, Ubuntu, love, awareness, protest, and nature. These themes resemble the themes found in the poetry of B.W. Vilakazi. The title of the creative component, ‘Iziyalo’ (to raise awareness and rebuke), speaks to the dissertation. The creative component was aimed at warning and alerting society about critical social matters and protest. For example, the poem, ‘Makholwa’ (Believers), is critiquing how churchgoers/believers conduct themselves in places such as churches, at weddings, in terms of family affairs, and at funerals.
The second part of this study was the mini-dissertation wherein the study analysed selected poems from the two anthologies of B.W. Vilakazi, namely Inkondlo kaZulu (1935) and Amal’ezulu (1945). The dissertation examined the poetry of B.W. Vilakazi as a social tool for ‘ukuxwayisa’ (deterrent) and protest. The emphasis was on the term ‘ukuxwayisa’ thus it is the only one translated in the title while the term ‘protest’ is not translated into isiZulu. This was aimed at showing the reader that there is a link between ‘Iziyalo’ and ‘ukuxwayisa’. The term ‘Iziyalo’ was used for the poetry portfolio and the term ‘ukuxwayisa’ for the mini-dissertation. Therefore, this shows that there is a synergy between the poetry portfolio and the mini-dissertation. Most of the poems found in the poetry portfolio and in both poetry collections of B.W. Vilakazi carry the same message, which is to rebuke society. The poems analysed in the mini-dissertation incorporated several themes, among which were protest poetry, culture, tradition, Western influence and the influence of the Romantic poets in Vilakazi’s poetry. Moreover, this study found that B.W. Vilakazi was inspired by the ancestral spirits to become a poet (imbongi yesizwe). He was a traditional and cultural poet who never wanted to lose himself. For instance, when he arrived in Johannesburg, he was not happy to be in the city. He missed his rural life. Moreover, B.W. Vilakazi was the voice of the voiceless because he was advocating for the rights and dignity of black people in the mines and in society. Furthermore, the study ascertained that Vilakazi’s poetry was influenced by the Romantic poets. This is evident in his poem entitled ‘kwaDedangendlale’ (‘In the Valley of a Thousand Hills’). Furthermore, there is a synergy between some poems found in the collection (poetry portfolio) and the poetry of B.W. Vilakazi which were analysed in the mini-dissertation. Both the poetry portfolio and B.W. Vilakazi’s poetry share themes which speak to protest poetry, nature, love, culture and traditions.
Benedict Wallet Vilakazi was not just an ordinary writer but the pioneer of isiZulu modern poetry and literature. Vilakazi was the first to write and publish modern Zulu poetry. This study's main aim was to analyse the poetry of Benedict Wallet Vilakazi with a focus on what was happening in the country at the time of his writing and how his poetry remains relevant in our contemporary times. The main argument of this study was that his poetry reveals a man who lived in two worlds: that is, the world of African tradition and that of Western influence.African LanguagesMA (Creative Writing)Unrestricte
Workplace Communication: the use of African languages by banks operating in the Free State Province, South Africa
Get PDFWorkplace communication plays a pivotal role in addressing the issues of language of communication in the workplace, particularly in multilingual settings. Most scholars have contributed extensively to this field of research and their focus has primarily been on issues of communication in business and legal contexts, health and academia. This article proposes workplace communication as an effective approach that can be adopted by banks to incorporate the use of African languages as languages of communication and business. The issue of language of communication in the multilingual bank settings of the Free State Province is a central one in this article. The main argument of this article is that English continues to be the main language of communication and business, particularly pertaining to the written communication in banks, while African languages such as Sesotho, Setswana, isiZulu and isiXhosa are excluded. Qualitative research methods were employed in this article, and interviews and qualitative observations were conducted to collect data. The findings of this study suggest that most banks use English in meetings and legal documents such as loan contracts, while most banking customers are speakers of African languages such as Sesotho, Setswana, isiZulu and isiXhosa, particularly in the townships and rural areas where the majority of black people reside. Therefore, banks operating in the Free State Province do not promote multilingualism in the workplace; instead, they promote monolingualism
An analysis of official language policies and their relationship to everyday language use in multilingual bank settings in the Free State province
No full textThis study intended to provide an analysis of the language use in the multilingual setting of banks in the Free State Province. The study further determined the status of African languages in the banking sector in relation to perceptions about the use of African languages when transacting and communicating in the banks. The study also highlighted the importance of language planning and policy in the banks. Mixed methods of conducting research, that is, qualitative and quantitative research methods were employed by the study, and questionnaires, interviews and observations were used to collect data. Banking clients and consultants were sampled randomly in the banks operating in the five cities/towns of the Free State Province, namely Bloemfontein, Harrismith, Welkom, Trompsburg and Sasolburg. The rationale for this study was that the use of English as sole language of business and communication in the banking sector has continued without being challenged, while African languages are not used. The language used by banks in their signage inside the banks, official documents such as loan contracts, agreements, investments, and savings documents are written in English, whereas the majority of customers at most banks are speakers of African language
An analysis of official language policies and their relationship to everyday language use in multilingual bank settings in the Free State province
No full textThis study intended to provide an analysis of the language use in the multilingual setting of banks in the Free State Province. The study further determined the status of African languages in the banking sector in relation to perceptions about the use of African languages when transacting and communicating in the banks. The study also highlighted the importance of language planning and policy in the banks. Mixed methods of conducting research, that is, qualitative and quantitative research methods were employed by the study, and questionnaires, interviews and observations were used to collect data. Banking clients and consultants were sampled randomly in the banks operating in the five cities/towns of the Free State Province, namely Bloemfontein, Harrismith, Welkom, Trompsburg and Sasolburg. The rationale for this study was that the use of English as sole language of business and communication in the banking sector has continued without being challenged, while African languages are not used. The language used by banks in their signage inside the banks, official documents such as loan contracts, agreements, investments, and savings documents are written in English, whereas the majority of customers at most banks are speakers of African language
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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