Sports, festivals and popular politics : aspects of the social and popular culture in Langa township, 1945-70

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dc.contributor.advisorNasson, Billen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorBickford-Smith, Vivianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMolapo, Rachidi Richarden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-28T06:08:02Z
dc.date.available2015-12-28T06:08:02Z
dc.date.issued1994en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 233-237.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe rapid industrialization which transformed South African Society after the discovery of minerals, had a profound impact on the lives of most South Africans. The process of urbanization escalated during and after the Second World War because of better wages and job opportunities in the urban areas. South African urbanization was characterized by the brutal manner in which the state dealt with the Black people. The White middle and working classes' fear of being engulfed by this Black tide led to the multi-pronged strategies which were devised to contain and co-opt the Africans, hence the creation of townships like Langa. This study looks at how the journey from the rural areas to the cities became part of the 'making of Black working class'. Material conditions in the cities were characterized by social squalor and overcrowding. Ghetto-like conditions created ethnic identities and working class culture, consciousness and community struggles came to reflect capitalist domination in the twentieth century township of Langa. Many residents in the township indulged in leisure pursuits such as dance and music which had their origins in the rural areas and this indicated an important cultural resource which they adhered to so as to cope with the alienating and corrosive compound and hostel life. Some of the residents found pleasure in leisure pursuits whose roots and ethos could be traced to the Victorian period such as cricket, soccer and rugby. All these leisure pursuits however, came largely to be influenced by the realities of township life and the general national and economic exploitation. The working class in Langa was not a homogeneous block as there were intense struggles between the migrants and immigrants over township space and resources. Therefore festivals and sporting activities played an important part in the cultural history of Langa township's effort to create "communities". The last part of the study looked at how the conditions in the city led to the realization by the dominated classes that the solution towards the alleviation of the conditions that they were confronted with was through the formation of structures which aimed at overthrowing institutions of oppression, such as the pass laws.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMolapo, R. R. (1994). <i>Sports, festivals and popular politics : aspects of the social and popular culture in Langa township, 1945-70</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15984en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMolapo, Rachidi Richard. <i>"Sports, festivals and popular politics : aspects of the social and popular culture in Langa township, 1945-70."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15984en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMolapo, R. 1994. Sports, festivals and popular politics : aspects of the social and popular culture in Langa township, 1945-70. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Molapo, Rachidi Richard AB - The rapid industrialization which transformed South African Society after the discovery of minerals, had a profound impact on the lives of most South Africans. The process of urbanization escalated during and after the Second World War because of better wages and job opportunities in the urban areas. South African urbanization was characterized by the brutal manner in which the state dealt with the Black people. The White middle and working classes' fear of being engulfed by this Black tide led to the multi-pronged strategies which were devised to contain and co-opt the Africans, hence the creation of townships like Langa. This study looks at how the journey from the rural areas to the cities became part of the 'making of Black working class'. Material conditions in the cities were characterized by social squalor and overcrowding. Ghetto-like conditions created ethnic identities and working class culture, consciousness and community struggles came to reflect capitalist domination in the twentieth century township of Langa. Many residents in the township indulged in leisure pursuits such as dance and music which had their origins in the rural areas and this indicated an important cultural resource which they adhered to so as to cope with the alienating and corrosive compound and hostel life. Some of the residents found pleasure in leisure pursuits whose roots and ethos could be traced to the Victorian period such as cricket, soccer and rugby. All these leisure pursuits however, came largely to be influenced by the realities of township life and the general national and economic exploitation. The working class in Langa was not a homogeneous block as there were intense struggles between the migrants and immigrants over township space and resources. Therefore festivals and sporting activities played an important part in the cultural history of Langa township's effort to create "communities". The last part of the study looked at how the conditions in the city led to the realization by the dominated classes that the solution towards the alleviation of the conditions that they were confronted with was through the formation of structures which aimed at overthrowing institutions of oppression, such as the pass laws. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1994 T1 - Sports, festivals and popular politics : aspects of the social and popular culture in Langa township, 1945-70 TI - Sports, festivals and popular politics : aspects of the social and popular culture in Langa township, 1945-70 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15984 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15984
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMolapo RR. Sports, festivals and popular politics : aspects of the social and popular culture in Langa township, 1945-70. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies, 1994 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15984en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Historical Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPopular cultureen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSports - South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherCape Town - Historyen_ZA
dc.titleSports, festivals and popular politics : aspects of the social and popular culture in Langa township, 1945-70en_ZA
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