Negotiating marital challenges through classic wedding songs: a case of the Ndebele in Zimbabwe

Ndebele, Lickel

doi:10.1080/02572117.2022.2132692

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“…Thus, we entered by location; not at the beginning, but where we can grasp, through the path of a group of tribes that live in three main groups: in the east of South Africa, in Gauteng and Mpumalanga, around the cities of Potgietersrus and Pietersburg, also in South Africa, and in Zimbabwe's Matabeleland region. The Ndebele people, a Nguni ethnic group, are not many, which has not stopped them from gaining international attention since the twentieth century, due to their famous paintings on the walls of their houses, clothing and objects with very colorful graphics, an inherited tradition between women of the same family (Ndebele, 2011;Medina, 2016). Ndebele (2011) reports that during the 17 th century, in the territory of present-day KwaZulu-Natal, there were intense disputes over Ndebele leadership, which caused this people to disperse.…”

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“…The Ndebele people, a Nguni ethnic group, are not many, which has not stopped them from gaining international attention since the twentieth century, due to their famous paintings on the walls of their houses, clothing and objects with very colorful graphics, an inherited tradition between women of the same family (Ndebele, 2011;Medina, 2016). Ndebele (2011) reports that during the 17 th century, in the territory of present-day KwaZulu-Natal, there were intense disputes over Ndebele leadership, which caused this people to disperse. Following the death of Musi's heir, the rivalry between his sons divided the community, causing supporters of various speeches to occupy different territories.…”

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[Between] the Paintings of the Ndebele Houses: [Geo]metries and Ragged Curricula

Paulucci¹,

Osorio²,

Domingues³

2023

Acta Sci.

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The implementation of Law 10.639/2003 on the Teaching of Afro-Brazilian History and Culture in Schools has demanded from Mathematics Education several studies and problematizations about the nature of the [M]mathematical knowledge present in school curricula. This Law prompts dialogues between different epistemologies, whether of Western origin, Afro-Brazilian origin, or in between these epistemologies, in order to produce new debates that fray the disciplinary logic, neutrality, universality, and uniqueness of Mathematics. Thus, based on the practice of painting houses, which is carried out by women from the Ndebele people of Africa, we can consider the curriculum a place of invention. Objectives: Learning from the Ndebele women, what paintings can emerge? Are curricula invented when Stories and practices of African cultures become the focus of study in Mathematics classes? Design: We are guided by an intervention-research, performing a review of ethnographic investigations on the sociocultural practice of painting Ndebele houses. Environment and participants: The research begins with the subjectivity processes that cross three researchers: two mathematical educators in different stages of life and a philosopher. They are all interested in following different paths with Mathematics Education, Ethnomathematics, Philosophy, and..., which make us professors, determining our conceptions of territory and research. Data collection and analysis: The records and data of this research were produced based on the works of Paulus Gerdes on the paintings of Ndebele houses, as well as other authors of African origin, allowing us to be affected by these productions and question the homogeneous curricular models. Results: With this research, we travel to Africa to find strange the mathematicS practiced by the Ndebele community and to make the mathematics curriculum strange; in this sense, contemplating knowledge at the crossroads of the school curriculum, Law 10.639/2003 and Mathematics, entails producing a notion that is closer to the affective field than the field of meanings. Conclusions: The experience of shifting sociocultural practices to the classroom, such as the sociocultural practice of painting Ndebele houses reveals a curriculum as a place of invention in which mathematicS takes place and composes other curricula capable of painting a different use for Law 10.639/2003 fraying Mathematics' neutrality, universality, and uniqueness, and developing a school curriculum that escapes, leaks, and spreads minor, distinct, and unusual knowledge.

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[Between] the Paintings of the Ndebele Houses: [Geo]metries and Ragged Curricula

Paulucci¹,

Osorio²,

Domingues³

2023

Acta Sci.

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Exploring Elements of Gender Stereotypes and Stereotyping in some Zulu Wedding Songs

Khumalo,

Dlamini-Myeni

2024

EHASS

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The Zulu people constitute an ethnic group of related people with the same culture and traditions and predominantly inhabit the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. The Zulu’s are rooted in their culture and, therefore, are cultured people who embrace most, if not all, of their cultural beliefs. Songs are one of the tools and an integral part of the Zulu people’s folklore deployed to transmit information about cultural experiences, practices and traditions from one generation to another. This qualitative study aimed to explore gender stereotyping as portrayed in selected Zulu wedding songs. The study focuses on female gender stereotypes and stereotyping. The researchers analysed seven (n=7) purposively selected songs. Utilising critical discourse analysis, the study analysed the data collected from the lyrics of the seven selected wedding songs. The data was collected through direct observation which was done on three different wedding ceremonies that were attended by the researchers in KwaZulu-Natal in UMkhanyakude District. The songs were recorded, transcribed, and arranged in accordance with the generated themes. The study employed the Nego- Feminist Theory as the core analytical tool that framed this study. The research findings have, in essence, shown that songs among the Zulu people are reflective of gender stereotypes being upheld mainly owing to the patriarchal nature of the Zulu society. Therefore, the findings of the study further confirmed the notion that Zulu traditional wedding songs perpetuate social and gender inequalities rather than challenge the several stereotypes and stereotyping that promote gender inequality, injustice, and the typical gendered roles existing in Zulu society. Keywords: Zulu Culture, Wedding Songs, Gender Inequality, Stereotype, Stereotyping, Patriarchy

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An Assessment of Gender stereotypes and messages contained in Zulu traditional wedding songs – A Case Study of the Mandeni Community

Nkosi,

O’Neil,

Cele

et al. 2024

EHASS

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Traditional wedding songs provide a source of entertainment to wedding attendees while communicating messages. However, some songs depict problematic themes, including references to negative stereotypes about men and women in marriages. The primary purpose of this paper was to investigate messages contained in isiZulu wedding songs in Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Secondly, it investigated the gender stereotypes contained in isiZulu wedding songs. This study used qualitative case study methods, under the interpretive paradigm. Twenty Zulu traditional wedding songs are used in the analysis. The Oppression Concept was used as a theoretical framework. The study revealed that some Zulu wedding songs contain messages that are intimidating to the youth and women, as they portray and endorse challenges that women face once they are married. This study also illuminated the gender stereotypes found in these songs, such as the portrayal of an unfaithful and abusive husband, female dependence on men for survival, obligatory submission of wives to husbands, and the normalisation of abuse from in-laws. The study concluded that Zulu wedding songs have the potential to discourage the youth from entering into marriages. The study recommended that young members of the Zulu communities and wedding participants should be discerning in which songs they sing, instead opting to sing the traditional wedding songs that do not contain gender stereotypes or recomposing The analysis of Zulu wedding songs is necessary to balance the constructive and destructive impact of these songs, that sections of the songs should better reflect modern Zulu values that support the liberation of women. Keywords: Gender Stereotypes, Wedding Songs, Zulu Culture, Ubuciko Bomlomo (Zulul oral art), Oppression, Messages In Songs, Marriage.

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Negotiating marital challenges through classic wedding songs: a case of the Ndebele in Zimbabwe

Cited by 3 publications

References 16 publications

[Between] the Paintings of the Ndebele Houses: [Geo]metries and Ragged Curricula

[Between] the Paintings of the Ndebele Houses: [Geo]metries and Ragged Curricula

Exploring Elements of Gender Stereotypes and Stereotyping in some Zulu Wedding Songs

An Assessment of Gender stereotypes and messages contained in Zulu traditional wedding songs – A Case Study of the Mandeni Community

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