Performing Methods of Undress towards a Re-Imagined African Masculine Identity

dc.contributor.advisorMtshali, Mbongeni
dc.contributor.authorMabitsela, Lesiba
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-26T10:09:09Z
dc.date.available2019-08-26T10:09:09Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.date.updated2019-08-23T09:48:45Z
dc.description.abstractIn a continent built on competing patriarchal cultures and traditions, the Eurocentric perspective is dominant. The suit/blazer has become a symbol of morality, power, and class that has centred its position via the violent legacy of colonialism and slavery or as Edward Said defines these legacies, via notions of “cultural imperialism”. The purpose of this paper is to inquire whether an aesthetic change from this ideological legacy would ultimately lead to a change in African masculine embodiments. The research identifies and applies multiple references from different applications of embodied resistance: sartorial displays, fashion design, drapery and theories around the gendered body and its relation to clothing for such a purpose – performed hereas „methods of undress‟.
dc.identifier.apacitationMabitsela, L. (2019). <i>Performing Methods of Undress towards a Re-Imagined African Masculine Identity</i>. (). ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30534en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMabitsela, Lesiba. <i>"Performing Methods of Undress towards a Re-Imagined African Masculine Identity."</i> ., ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30534en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMabitsela, L. 2019. Performing Methods of Undress towards a Re-Imagined African Masculine Identity. . ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30534en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mabitsela, Lesiba AB - In a continent built on competing patriarchal cultures and traditions, the Eurocentric perspective is dominant. The suit/blazer has become a symbol of morality, power, and class that has centred its position via the violent legacy of colonialism and slavery or as Edward Said defines these legacies, via notions of “cultural imperialism”. The purpose of this paper is to inquire whether an aesthetic change from this ideological legacy would ultimately lead to a change in African masculine embodiments. The research identifies and applies multiple references from different applications of embodied resistance: sartorial displays, fashion design, drapery and theories around the gendered body and its relation to clothing for such a purpose – performed hereas „methods of undress‟. DA - 2019 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Theatre and Performance LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2019 T1 - Performing Methods of Undress towards a Re-Imagined African Masculine Identity TI - Performing Methods of Undress towards a Re-Imagined African Masculine Identity UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30534 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/30534
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMabitsela L. Performing Methods of Undress towards a Re-Imagined African Masculine Identity. []. ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art, 2019 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30534en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066Eng
dc.publisher.departmentMichaelis School of Fine Art
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subjectTheatre and Performance
dc.titlePerforming Methods of Undress towards a Re-Imagined African Masculine Identity
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMaster of Arts
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