Michael Uusiku Akuupa
Biographic Data
| ID | 4184475 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Uusiku Akuupa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael Uusiku |
| FAMILY NAME | Akuupa |
| SIGNATURE | AKUUPA M U |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Western Cape |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
National Culture in Post-Apartheid Namibia
National Culture in Post-Apartheid Namibia. State-sponsored Cultural Festivals and their Histories
From 'One Namibia, one Nation' towards 'Unity in Diversity'? Shifting representations of culture and nationhood in Namibian Independence Day celebrations, 1990-2010
In 2010 Namibia celebrated its twentieth anniversary of independence from South African rule. The main celebrations in the \ncountry’s capital Windhoek became the stage for an impressively orchestrated demonstration of maturing nationhood, \nsymbolically embracing postcolonial policy concepts such as ‘national reconciliation’, ‘unity’ and ‘diversity’. At the same time, \nnation building in post-apartheid Namibia is characterised by a high degree …
We can be united, but we are different
Social scientists who have written about the dynamics of festival rituals have analysed such practices variously as celebrations of commonality, as the enhancement of social cohesion, or as expressions of nostalgia. Festivals have also been studied as spaces where information is disseminated to the public. This paper demonstrates that in postcolonial Namibia cultural festivals have become avenues where discourses of difference and belonging are e…
From 'One Namibia, one Nation' towards 'Unity in Diversity'? Shifting representations of culture and nationhood in Namibian Independence Day celebrations, 1990-2010
In 2010 Namibia celebrated its twentieth anniversary of independence from South African rule. The main celebrations in the \ncountry’s capital Windhoek became the stage for an impressively orchestrated demonstration of maturing nationhood, \nsymbolically embracing postcolonial policy concepts such as ‘national reconciliation’, ‘unity’ and ‘diversity’. At the same time, \nnation building in post-apartheid Namibia is characterised by a high degree …
We can be united, but we are different
Social scientists who have written about the dynamics of festival rituals have analysed such practices variously as celebrations of commonality, as the enhancement of social cohesion, or as expressions of nostalgia. Festivals have also been studied as spaces where information is disseminated to the public. This paper demonstrates that in postcolonial Namibia cultural festivals have become avenues where discourses of difference and belonging are e…
We can be united, but we are different
Social scientists who have written about the dynamics of festival rituals have analysed such practices variously as celebrations of commonality, as the enhancement of social cohesion, or as expressions of nostalgia. Festivals have also been studied as spaces where information is disseminated to the public. This paper demonstrates that in postcolonial Namibia cultural festivals have become avenues where discourses of difference and belonging are e…
From 'One Namibia, one Nation' towards 'Unity in Diversity'? Shifting representations of culture and nationhood in Namibian Independence Day celebrations, 1990-2010
In 2010 Namibia celebrated its twentieth anniversary of independence from South African rule. The main celebrations in the \ncountry’s capital Windhoek became the stage for an impressively orchestrated demonstration of maturing nationhood, \nsymbolically embracing postcolonial policy concepts such as ‘national reconciliation’, ‘unity’ and ‘diversity’. At the same time, \nnation building in post-apartheid Namibia is characterised by a high degree …
National Culture in Post-Apartheid Namibia
National Culture in Post-Apartheid Namibia. State-sponsored Cultural Festivals and their Histories
Gender Studies (4 works) · German Colonialism and Identity Studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Ethnic festivals (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Ethnic identity (2 works)