Fordsburg's urban memory - cultural significance and its embodiment in the ordinary landscape

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dc.contributor.advisorSilverman, Melindaen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorTownsend, Stephenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMayat, Yasminen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-05T11:43:19Z
dc.date.available2016-04-05T11:43:19Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe vibrant suburb of Fordsburg has a rich history of diverse working class communities. It has long been associated with the Indian community and more recently a new immigrant population from the Indian subcontinent. Transitory communities have left their mark on the suburb and have resulted in changing significances and heritage resources. The study's main aim was to identify what constants have gained significance to become anchors for memory and identity in Fordsburg's landscape of rapid urban and social change. An exploration of Fordsburg's history and evolution was undertaken so as to reflect on multiple interpretations and insights into unacknowledged histories of the area. Themes of identity, urban memory, hybridity and the everyday landscape were examined within the context of Fordsburg. It concluded that there are constants of cultural significance which anchor memory and identity. These constants are located in the ordinary urban landscape of public spaces created in Fordsburg's main roads, public amenities and Fordsburg Square.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMayat, Y. (2013). <i>Fordsburg's urban memory - cultural significance and its embodiment in the ordinary landscape</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18606en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMayat, Yasmin. <i>"Fordsburg's urban memory - cultural significance and its embodiment in the ordinary landscape."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18606en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMayat, Y. 2013. Fordsburg's urban memory - cultural significance and its embodiment in the ordinary landscape. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mayat, Yasmin AB - The vibrant suburb of Fordsburg has a rich history of diverse working class communities. It has long been associated with the Indian community and more recently a new immigrant population from the Indian subcontinent. Transitory communities have left their mark on the suburb and have resulted in changing significances and heritage resources. The study's main aim was to identify what constants have gained significance to become anchors for memory and identity in Fordsburg's landscape of rapid urban and social change. An exploration of Fordsburg's history and evolution was undertaken so as to reflect on multiple interpretations and insights into unacknowledged histories of the area. Themes of identity, urban memory, hybridity and the everyday landscape were examined within the context of Fordsburg. It concluded that there are constants of cultural significance which anchor memory and identity. These constants are located in the ordinary urban landscape of public spaces created in Fordsburg's main roads, public amenities and Fordsburg Square. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Fordsburg's urban memory - cultural significance and its embodiment in the ordinary landscape TI - Fordsburg's urban memory - cultural significance and its embodiment in the ordinary landscape UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18606 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/18606
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMayat Y. Fordsburg's urban memory - cultural significance and its embodiment in the ordinary landscape. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18606en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Architecture, Planning and Geomaticsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherConservation of the Built Environmenten_ZA
dc.titleFordsburg's urban memory - cultural significance and its embodiment in the ordinary landscapeen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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