Rewriting post-colonial historical representations: the case of refugees in Zimbabwe's war of liberation

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dc.contributor.advisorField, Shaun
dc.contributor.advisorMulaudzi, Maanda
dc.contributor.authorMagadzike, Blessed
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-31T13:44:09Z
dc.date.available2020-12-31T13:44:09Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstract'Rewriting postcolonial historical representations: The case of refugees in Zimbabwe's liberation war' focuses on the historicisation of the experiences of people who were refugees during Zimbabwe's liberation war, fought between 1966 and 1980. It uses the narratives of former refugees from Mutasa and Bulilima Districts as a way of capturing their histories of the war period. When Zimbabwe attained independence in 1980, the country embarked on a historicisation project that was ably supported by a memorialization one. The aim of these twin projects was to capture the experiences of people who had either participated in the war or had been affected by it. Whilst all the other key players in that war such as the political leadership, the war veterans, the former detainees and even the ordinary peasants' experiences have been captured in these projects, there has been an absolute silence on those of people who were refugees. The same also applies to the omission of the refugee's voice in the continued regeneration of such histories that has been taking place since the year 2000 in Zimbabwe. Using the central question that asks about the experiences of displacement in Zimbabwe's liberation war, the research argues that we can only understand the totality of that war, the interactions that took place and the identities it created if the refugee figure and voice are represented on the historical record.
dc.identifier.apacitationMagadzike, B. (2020). <i>Rewriting post-colonial historical representations: the case of refugees in Zimbabwe's war of liberation</i>. (Doctoral Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32500en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMagadzike, Blessed. <i>"Rewriting post-colonial historical representations: the case of refugees in Zimbabwe's war of liberation."</i> Doctoral Thesis., University of Cape Town, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32500en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMagadzike, B. 2020. Rewriting post-colonial historical representations: the case of refugees in Zimbabwe's war of liberation. Doctoral Thesis. University of Cape Town. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32500en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Doctoral Thesis AU - Magadzike, Blessed AB - 'Rewriting postcolonial historical representations: The case of refugees in Zimbabwe's liberation war' focuses on the historicisation of the experiences of people who were refugees during Zimbabwe's liberation war, fought between 1966 and 1980. It uses the narratives of former refugees from Mutasa and Bulilima Districts as a way of capturing their histories of the war period. When Zimbabwe attained independence in 1980, the country embarked on a historicisation project that was ably supported by a memorialization one. The aim of these twin projects was to capture the experiences of people who had either participated in the war or had been affected by it. Whilst all the other key players in that war such as the political leadership, the war veterans, the former detainees and even the ordinary peasants' experiences have been captured in these projects, there has been an absolute silence on those of people who were refugees. The same also applies to the omission of the refugee's voice in the continued regeneration of such histories that has been taking place since the year 2000 in Zimbabwe. Using the central question that asks about the experiences of displacement in Zimbabwe's liberation war, the research argues that we can only understand the totality of that war, the interactions that took place and the identities it created if the refugee figure and voice are represented on the historical record. DA - 2020 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2020 T1 - Rewriting post-colonial historical representations: the case of refugees in Zimbabwe's war of liberation TI - Rewriting post-colonial historical representations: the case of refugees in Zimbabwe's war of liberation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32500 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/32500
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMagadzike B. Rewriting post-colonial historical representations: the case of refugees in Zimbabwe's war of liberation. [Doctoral Thesis]. University of Cape Town, 2020 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32500en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Cape Town
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Historical Studies
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subject.otherHistorical Studies
dc.subject.otherliberation war
dc.subject.otherrefugees
dc.titleRewriting post-colonial historical representations: the case of refugees in Zimbabwe's war of liberation
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD
uct.type.publicationResearch
uct.type.resourceDoctoral Thesis
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