Julia C Wells
Biographic Data
| ID | 3613674 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julia C Wells |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julia C |
| FAMILY NAME | Wells |
| SIGNATURE | WELLS J C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rhodes University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Performing Invisible Stories through Creative History
The recovery of the responses of Southern African people to colonial conquest two hundred years ago is complex. Their feelings must be deduced from their actions, as recorded in hostile written records. A two-person play, Umnqa!—Never Defeated portrays the fighting spirit of a young man who eluded colonial controls three times. Produced in 2015–16 in the context of militant student unrest demanding intellectual inclusiveness, the performance aime…
Resistance and survival: Demolishing myths of disappearing people, minor chiefs and non-existent boundaries in the early 19th century Zuurveld of the Cape Colony
Starting with fragments of information from the archives about a rebellious young man designated a “Ghona [Xhosa]” in 1820, the study constructed a plausible biography to be used in a dance performance. This uncovered several myths and omissions in historical writings about the western part of the historic “Zuurveld” area of today’s Eastern Cape. While many writers pronounced the Gonaqua to have disappeared from about 1750, they remained visible …
‘Deep Wounds… Left… In Hearts and Minds’: South African Public History
Public history practise in South Africa holds out much promise of further things to come. It can close the gulf between history and heritage. This chapter argues that the role of the public historian should not be conflated with the dynamics of the heritage sector, but suggests how trained academics can indeed put their skills to work in a society that is passionately interested in understanding itself and how its pasts created the present. The s…
When the Past Transforms: A Case Study from a Western Cape Wine Farm
In post-apartheid South Africa, various uses of the troubled past have been viewed as holding the key to release and change for a different kind of future. Critiques of memory work initiatives identify some of the key limitations to such efforts as being lack of changes in the quality of lives for participants, and limitations on ownership of the knowledge. The Solms-Delta wine farm in the Western Cape provides a case study of a place which claim…
In the Shadow of the Butcher
The year-long commemoration of the bicentennial of Grahamstown, South Africa, exposed the wide gap between heritage practitioners, broadly defined, and much of the general public in confronting a troubled past. Although experts and a few community members enthusiastically promoted social healing through a variety of creative activities, much of the public retreated from participation. The nature of a full year of commemorative events is significa…
Eva’s Men: Gender and Power at the Cape of Good Hope
From Grahamstown to Egazini: Using Art and History to Construct Post Colonial Identity and Healing in the New South Africa
2003). From Grahamstown to Egazini: Using Art and History to Construct Post Colonial Identity and Healing in the New South Africa. African Studies: Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 79-98
The Sabotage of Patriarchy in Colonial Rhodesia, Rural African Women's Living Legacy to Their Daughters
Evidence from a University of Zimbabwe oral history project suggests that many rural women in colonial Rhodesia played an active role in undermining patriarchal customs which they experienced as oppressive. These women defied family norms by choosing their own marriage partners, prioritizing the formal education of their daughters and finding ways to generate income to secure greater degrees of autonomy. This study compliments other research whic…
The Suppression of Mixed Marriages among LMS Missionaries in South Africa before 1820
Extracted from text ... The Suppression of Mixed Marriages among LMS Missionaries in South Africa before 1820 Julia C. Wells Rhodes University The first two decades of the nineteenth century witnessed high levels of turmoil within the London Missionary Society (LMS) over the very nature of its calling in South Africa. At its inception, the principle of taking the gospel to the 'heathen' appeared straightforward and beyond questioning. However, th…
The Scandal of Rev James Read and the Taming of the London Missionary Society by 1820
Eva's Men: Gender and Power in the Establishment of the Cape of Good Hope, 1652–74
Quite possibly, Eva, born Krotoa, is the most written about African woman in South African historiography. Her name fills the journals of the Dutch East India Company almost from the very start of their little feeding-station at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. She is known as a Khoena girl taken into Dutch commander Jan Van Riebeeck's household from the age of about twelve, who later became a key interpreter for the Dutch, was baptised, married Da…
Why women rebel: A comparative study of South African women's resistance in Bloemfontein (1913) and Johannesburg (1958)
(1983). Why women rebel: a comparative study of South African women's resistance in Bloemfontein (1913) and Johannesburg (1958) Journal of Southern African Studies: Vol. 10, Women in Southern Africa, pp. 55-70
Eva's Men: Gender and Power in the Establishment of the Cape of Good Hope, 1652–74
Quite possibly, Eva, born Krotoa, is the most written about African woman in South African historiography. Her name fills the journals of the Dutch East India Company almost from the very start of their little feeding-station at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. She is known as a Khoena girl taken into Dutch commander Jan Van Riebeeck's household from the age of about twelve, who later became a key interpreter for the Dutch, was baptised, married Da…
The Scandal of Rev James Read and the Taming of the London Missionary Society by 1820
Why women rebel: A comparative study of South African women's resistance in Bloemfontein (1913) and Johannesburg (1958)
(1983). Why women rebel: a comparative study of South African women's resistance in Bloemfontein (1913) and Johannesburg (1958) Journal of Southern African Studies: Vol. 10, Women in Southern Africa, pp. 55-70
From Grahamstown to Egazini: Using Art and History to Construct Post Colonial Identity and Healing in the New South Africa
2003). From Grahamstown to Egazini: Using Art and History to Construct Post Colonial Identity and Healing in the New South Africa. African Studies: Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 79-98
When the Past Transforms: A Case Study from a Western Cape Wine Farm
In post-apartheid South Africa, various uses of the troubled past have been viewed as holding the key to release and change for a different kind of future. Critiques of memory work initiatives identify some of the key limitations to such efforts as being lack of changes in the quality of lives for participants, and limitations on ownership of the knowledge. The Solms-Delta wine farm in the Western Cape provides a case study of a place which claim…
The Suppression of Mixed Marriages among LMS Missionaries in South Africa before 1820
Extracted from text ... The Suppression of Mixed Marriages among LMS Missionaries in South Africa before 1820 Julia C. Wells Rhodes University The first two decades of the nineteenth century witnessed high levels of turmoil within the London Missionary Society (LMS) over the very nature of its calling in South Africa. At its inception, the principle of taking the gospel to the 'heathen' appeared straightforward and beyond questioning. However, th…
Why women rebel: A comparative study of South African women's resistance in Bloemfontein (1913) and Johannesburg (1958)
(1983). Why women rebel: a comparative study of South African women's resistance in Bloemfontein (1913) and Johannesburg (1958) Journal of Southern African Studies: Vol. 10, Women in Southern Africa, pp. 55-70
Eva's Men: Gender and Power in the Establishment of the Cape of Good Hope, 1652–74
Quite possibly, Eva, born Krotoa, is the most written about African woman in South African historiography. Her name fills the journals of the Dutch East India Company almost from the very start of their little feeding-station at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. She is known as a Khoena girl taken into Dutch commander Jan Van Riebeeck's household from the age of about twelve, who later became a key interpreter for the Dutch, was baptised, married Da…
The Scandal of Rev James Read and the Taming of the London Missionary Society by 1820
The Suppression of Mixed Marriages among LMS Missionaries in South Africa before 1820
Extracted from text ... The Suppression of Mixed Marriages among LMS Missionaries in South Africa before 1820 Julia C. Wells Rhodes University The first two decades of the nineteenth century witnessed high levels of turmoil within the London Missionary Society (LMS) over the very nature of its calling in South Africa. At its inception, the principle of taking the gospel to the 'heathen' appeared straightforward and beyond questioning. However, th…
From Grahamstown to Egazini: Using Art and History to Construct Post Colonial Identity and Healing in the New South Africa
2003). From Grahamstown to Egazini: Using Art and History to Construct Post Colonial Identity and Healing in the New South Africa. African Studies: Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 79-98
The Sabotage of Patriarchy in Colonial Rhodesia, Rural African Women's Living Legacy to Their Daughters
Evidence from a University of Zimbabwe oral history project suggests that many rural women in colonial Rhodesia played an active role in undermining patriarchal customs which they experienced as oppressive. These women defied family norms by choosing their own marriage partners, prioritizing the formal education of their daughters and finding ways to generate income to secure greater degrees of autonomy. This study compliments other research whic…
Eva’s Men: Gender and Power at the Cape of Good Hope
In the Shadow of the Butcher
The year-long commemoration of the bicentennial of Grahamstown, South Africa, exposed the wide gap between heritage practitioners, broadly defined, and much of the general public in confronting a troubled past. Although experts and a few community members enthusiastically promoted social healing through a variety of creative activities, much of the public retreated from participation. The nature of a full year of commemorative events is significa…
When the Past Transforms: A Case Study from a Western Cape Wine Farm
In post-apartheid South Africa, various uses of the troubled past have been viewed as holding the key to release and change for a different kind of future. Critiques of memory work initiatives identify some of the key limitations to such efforts as being lack of changes in the quality of lives for participants, and limitations on ownership of the knowledge. The Solms-Delta wine farm in the Western Cape provides a case study of a place which claim…
‘Deep Wounds… Left… In Hearts and Minds’: South African Public History
Public history practise in South Africa holds out much promise of further things to come. It can close the gulf between history and heritage. This chapter argues that the role of the public historian should not be conflated with the dynamics of the heritage sector, but suggests how trained academics can indeed put their skills to work in a society that is passionately interested in understanding itself and how its pasts created the present. The s…
Resistance and survival: Demolishing myths of disappearing people, minor chiefs and non-existent boundaries in the early 19th century Zuurveld of the Cape Colony
Starting with fragments of information from the archives about a rebellious young man designated a “Ghona [Xhosa]” in 1820, the study constructed a plausible biography to be used in a dance performance. This uncovered several myths and omissions in historical writings about the western part of the historic “Zuurveld” area of today’s Eastern Cape. While many writers pronounced the Gonaqua to have disappeared from about 1750, they remained visible …
Performing Invisible Stories through Creative History
The recovery of the responses of Southern African people to colonial conquest two hundred years ago is complex. Their feelings must be deduced from their actions, as recorded in hostile written records. A two-person play, Umnqa!—Never Defeated portrays the fighting spirit of a young man who eluded colonial controls three times. Produced in 2015–16 in the context of militant student unrest demanding intellectual inclusiveness, the performance aime…
Sociology (10 works) · History (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · South African History and Culture (8 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Art (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Colonialism (5 works) · History (5 works) · Law (5 works)