Heritage Practices for Sustainability

Munyaradzi Mawere

Description

Zimbabwean history is rooted in ethnic and cultural identities, inequalities, and injustices which the post-colonial government has sought to address since national independence in 1980. Marginalisation of some ethnic groups has been one of the persistent problems in contemporary Zimbabwe. Of particular significance to this book is the marginalisation of the BaTonga people of north-western Zimbabwe - a marginalisation whose roots are right back to the colonial era. Post-colonial Zimbabwe's emphasis on cultural identity and confirmation has, however, prompted the establishment of community museums such as the BaTonga Community Museum (BCM), to promote cultures of the ethnic minorities. This book critically examines the effects and socio-economic contribution of the BCM to the local communities and other sectors of the economy. It draws extensively on and problematizes prevalent debates on the biography of things to surface out the primacy of agency in heritage and sustainability.

Sujets

• Anthropology

Informations

• Publié par: Langaa RPCIG
• Date de parution: 13 septembre 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9789956763924
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

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HERITAGE PRACTICES for SUSTAINABILITY Ethnographic Insights from the BaTonga Community Museum in Zimbabwe

Munyaradzi Mawere

Munyaradzi Mawere

HERITAGE PRACTICES for SUSTAINABILITY

Heritage Practices for Sustainability: Ethnographic Insights from the BaTonga Community Museum in Zimbabwe

Munyaradzi Mawere

L a ng a a R esea rch & P u blishing CIG Mankon, Bamenda

Publisher: LangaaRPCIG Langaa Research & Publishing Common Initiative Group P.O. Box 902 Mankon Bamenda North West Region Cameroon [e-mail] www.langaa-rpcig.net Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective [e-mail] www.africanbookscollective.com

ISBN: 9956-763-07-1 ©Munyaradzi Mawere 2016

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical or electronic, including photocopying and recording, or be stored in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher

Table of Contents Acknowledgements........................................................ v List of Figures................................................................. vii List of Maps.................................................................... vii List of Tables.................................................................. viii List of Acronyms and Abbreviations.............................. ix Chapter 1: Theory and Practice: Ethnographic Dissection through the Cultural Capital of the BaTonga People.........................1 Chapter 2: Merging Theory and Practice in Heritage Studies: A Critical Review............................... 19 Chapter 3 : Entering the Field Site : Imbibing from the BaTonga Wellsprings of Knowledge……………………………… 35 Chapter 4: The BaTonga Community Museum, Community and Agency................................................. 55 Chapter 5: Socio-economic Effects of the BaTonga Community Museum...................................... 67 Chapter 6: The BCM on the Move: Some Socio-economic lessons........................................ 81 References....................................................................... 87

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