Thinking through the politics of shame as a contemporary form of colonial discourse : analysing media representations of the Baby Tshepang rape case

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dc.contributor.authorDutton, Jessicaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-28T14:44:46Z
dc.date.available2014-12-28T14:44:46Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn 2001, the rape of baby Tshepang triggered a media frenzy in the small community of Louisvale, located in the Northern Cape. An overarching theme of shame dominated how journalists represented the event. The label "A Town of Shame" stuck onto Louisvale through the mobilization of colonial and gender discourse. Quickly the town was known for its "barbarism" and "savage" existence; a town with no future and a disgrace to the country. Essentialist thinking about woman was used to condemn and blame the mother of baby Tshepang, concretizing the myth that rape is always the fault of women.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDutton, J. (2011). <i>Thinking through the politics of shame as a contemporary form of colonial discourse : analysing media representations of the Baby Tshepang rape case</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,African Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10341en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDutton, Jessica. <i>"Thinking through the politics of shame as a contemporary form of colonial discourse : analysing media representations of the Baby Tshepang rape case."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,African Studies, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10341en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDutton, J. 2011. Thinking through the politics of shame as a contemporary form of colonial discourse : analysing media representations of the Baby Tshepang rape case. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Dutton, Jessica AB - In 2001, the rape of baby Tshepang triggered a media frenzy in the small community of Louisvale, located in the Northern Cape. An overarching theme of shame dominated how journalists represented the event. The label "A Town of Shame" stuck onto Louisvale through the mobilization of colonial and gender discourse. Quickly the town was known for its "barbarism" and "savage" existence; a town with no future and a disgrace to the country. Essentialist thinking about woman was used to condemn and blame the mother of baby Tshepang, concretizing the myth that rape is always the fault of women. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Thinking through the politics of shame as a contemporary form of colonial discourse : analysing media representations of the Baby Tshepang rape case TI - Thinking through the politics of shame as a contemporary form of colonial discourse : analysing media representations of the Baby Tshepang rape case UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10341 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10341
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDutton J. Thinking through the politics of shame as a contemporary form of colonial discourse : analysing media representations of the Baby Tshepang rape case. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,African Studies, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10341en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentAfrican Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherAfrican Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleThinking through the politics of shame as a contemporary form of colonial discourse : analysing media representations of the Baby Tshepang rape caseen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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