Crossing borders: conscious journeys with my family

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dc.contributor.advisorFox, Justinen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorCoovadia, Imraanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKamies, Nadiaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-10T06:32:02Z
dc.date.available2015-08-10T06:32:02Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis work of creative non-fiction encompasses episodes of travel motivated by the author’s desire to expose her children to different cultures and philosophies as an antidote to her own experiences of growing up during apartheid. The journeys are undertaken over a period of 18 years, starting in 1993, just before the birth of a democratic South Africa. Crossing borders refers to both personal and physical expansion, juxtaposing the isolation of apartheid with the freedom to explore that which was foreign. The main theme is that of leaving home to extend one’s view of self in relation to the world, inculcating the possibility of a global community of mutual respect. Minor themes are identity and searching for roots and a sense of belonging; religious tolerance, equality, respect, climate change and children’s rights are some of the issues grappled with in countries as diverse as Cuba, Greenland and Sweden. Although each chapter focuses on a different country, themes of dispossession, discrimination, colonialism and struggle run throughout. The author uses travel as the vehicle to educate her children beyond the borders of a family and a country emerging from a repressive past , teaching them to challenge stereotypes and showing them that people are not that different on the other side o f a man -made divide. Underpinning this family memoir is the joy of travel and discovery of a wealth of culture, history and mythology through the children’s eyes. The children’s development is traced from infancy through adolescence to early adulthood and concludes with the hope that the foundation has been laid to make a constructive contribution to a more empathetic society.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKamies, N. (2015). <i>Crossing borders: conscious journeys with my family</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13661en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKamies, Nadia. <i>"Crossing borders: conscious journeys with my family."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13661en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKamies, N. 2015. Crossing borders: conscious journeys with my family. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Kamies, Nadia AB - This work of creative non-fiction encompasses episodes of travel motivated by the author’s desire to expose her children to different cultures and philosophies as an antidote to her own experiences of growing up during apartheid. The journeys are undertaken over a period of 18 years, starting in 1993, just before the birth of a democratic South Africa. Crossing borders refers to both personal and physical expansion, juxtaposing the isolation of apartheid with the freedom to explore that which was foreign. The main theme is that of leaving home to extend one’s view of self in relation to the world, inculcating the possibility of a global community of mutual respect. Minor themes are identity and searching for roots and a sense of belonging; religious tolerance, equality, respect, climate change and children’s rights are some of the issues grappled with in countries as diverse as Cuba, Greenland and Sweden. Although each chapter focuses on a different country, themes of dispossession, discrimination, colonialism and struggle run throughout. The author uses travel as the vehicle to educate her children beyond the borders of a family and a country emerging from a repressive past , teaching them to challenge stereotypes and showing them that people are not that different on the other side o f a man -made divide. Underpinning this family memoir is the joy of travel and discovery of a wealth of culture, history and mythology through the children’s eyes. The children’s development is traced from infancy through adolescence to early adulthood and concludes with the hope that the foundation has been laid to make a constructive contribution to a more empathetic society. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Crossing borders: conscious journeys with my family TI - Crossing borders: conscious journeys with my family UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13661 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13661
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKamies N. Crossing borders: conscious journeys with my family. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13661en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of English Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCreative writingen_ZA
dc.titleCrossing borders: conscious journeys with my familyen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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