The Public Art of Commemorating the Wars of Resistance: A Brief Limpopo Chapter

Authors

Mahunele Thotse
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35293/esi.28

Keywords:

South Africa, liberation, war, resistance, artwork

Synopsis

This book examines sites in Limpopo Province where the history of the Wars of Resistance is represented on the landscape through public art that celebrates the traditional leaders who fought those wars. The Public Art of Commemorating the Wars of Resistance: A Brief Limpopo Chapter explores the overlapping and oftentimes complex relationships between identity, memory, heritage and the cultural landscape. The book draws particular attention to the powerful role that statues, honouring traditional leaders who fought wars of resistance, have played in saving their peoples’ land from colonial conquerors. This book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the memorialisation of the Wars of Resistance in South Africa. The book further provides a stimulating introduction to the issue of how South Africans commemorate the Wars of Resistance.

Chapters

  • Foreword
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  • Preface
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  • Acknowledgements
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  • Chapter 1
    Situating Commemoration for Wars of Resistance in Limpopo Province
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  • Chapter 2
    Public Art for Commemorating Warrior Traditional Leaders
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  • Chapter 3
    ‘Warrior’ Leaders and the Wars of Resistance
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  • Chapter 4
    Sculpting the Warrior Traditional Leaders
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  • Chapter 5
    ‘Shared Memories’ of the Wars of Resistance in Limpopo Province
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  • Chapter 6
    Unveiling and Dedicating the Monuments
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  • Chapter 7
    Final Thoughts and Conclusion
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  • Questions for Consideration
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  • Sources
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Published

1 December 2023

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ISBN-13 (15)

978-0-7961-3134-8(e-book)