In search of recognition: youth participation In 'traditional' dancing In Nyanga, Cape Town
| dc.contributor.advisor | Fuh, Divine | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tanino, Rise | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-28T09:43:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-28T09:43:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2026-01-28T09:41:01Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This ethnographic study examines the experiences of young Black South Africans in seeking recognition through engagement in ‘traditional' dance. Based on six months of ethnographic research with a group of young ‘traditional' dancers in Nyanga township, Cape Town, it investigates the creative use of dance and strategies deployed by a group of young people to gain recognition as humans and as accomplished social adults. In a context in which young people must compete to fit across ever-shifting expectations of accomplishment, ‘traditional' dancing offers them a creative space to activate collective agency, negotiate visibility, being human and participate in community. Building on research about youth, dance, and recognition, I argue that youth in Nyanga employ economic, artistic, and organizational strategies in their ‘traditional' dancing to gain recognition. These strategies enable them to accumulate resources to be acknowledged in the consumerist and post- apartheid context, to quip them with outlet to express their emotions, and having stake and space in the community, allowing them to gain dignity as humans and as young people. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Tanino, R. (2025). <i>In search of recognition: youth participation In 'traditional' dancing In Nyanga, Cape Town</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42725 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Tanino, Rise. <i>"In search of recognition: youth participation In 'traditional' dancing In Nyanga, Cape Town."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42725 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Tanino, R. 2025. In search of recognition: youth participation In 'traditional' dancing In Nyanga, Cape Town. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42725 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Tanino, Rise AB - This ethnographic study examines the experiences of young Black South Africans in seeking recognition through engagement in ‘traditional' dance. Based on six months of ethnographic research with a group of young ‘traditional' dancers in Nyanga township, Cape Town, it investigates the creative use of dance and strategies deployed by a group of young people to gain recognition as humans and as accomplished social adults. In a context in which young people must compete to fit across ever-shifting expectations of accomplishment, ‘traditional' dancing offers them a creative space to activate collective agency, negotiate visibility, being human and participate in community. Building on research about youth, dance, and recognition, I argue that youth in Nyanga employ economic, artistic, and organizational strategies in their ‘traditional' dancing to gain recognition. These strategies enable them to accumulate resources to be acknowledged in the consumerist and post- apartheid context, to quip them with outlet to express their emotions, and having stake and space in the community, allowing them to gain dignity as humans and as young people. DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Youth KW - Dance KW - Nyanga KW - Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2025 T1 - In search of recognition: youth participation In 'traditional' dancing In Nyanga, Cape Town TI - In search of recognition: youth participation In 'traditional' dancing In Nyanga, Cape Town UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42725 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42725 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Tanino R. In search of recognition: youth participation In 'traditional' dancing In Nyanga, Cape Town. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42725 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Psychology | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.subject | Youth | |
| dc.subject | Dance | |
| dc.subject | Nyanga | |
| dc.subject | Cape Town | |
| dc.title | In search of recognition: youth participation In 'traditional' dancing In Nyanga, Cape Town | |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters |