Memory, landscape and heritage at Ngquza Hill : an anthropological study
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Authors
Muller, Liana
Issue Date
2009-03
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Mnemotechnics , Memory , Landscape , Mpondo , Ngquza
Alternative Title
Abstract
The main aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between landscape,
memory and heritage. It aims to establish that landscape is not only an inseparable
part of the intangible process of memory, but also the formation and perpetuation of
cultural and individual identity. The composition of heritage, including the
sociocultural and biophysical, is therefore a complex result of varying interactions
between memory and landscape, as perceived by the living custodians. The
intangible values of meaning, memory, lived experience and attachment, in relation
to people's connection to locality and landscape, are traced back to the tangible
fabric of place. Through means of qualitative and quantitative anthropological
fieldwork methods and an extensive literature review, the sociocultural profile of the
Mpondo is briefly documented. The subsequent case study explored a site in the
Eastern Cape on Ngquza Hill, where the oral traditions and memories connected to
the site are mapped. These elements were accessed through employing the theories
of mnemotechnics.
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Citation
Muller, Liana (2009) Memory, landscape and heritage at Ngquza Hill : an anthropological study, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2702>