Itunu Ayodeji Bodunrin
Biographic Data
| ID | 6297845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Itunu Ayodeji Bodunrin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Itunu Ayodeji |
| FAMILY NAME | Bodunrin |
| SIGNATURE | BODUNRIN I A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Communication Studies, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8516-7333 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Negotiating Contemporary Indigeneity
The San or Bushmen of South Africa have been represented in popular literature and media as hunter-gatherer primitives who live nomadic lives and whose history predates that of all later immigrants to the country. While the ubiquitous representation and myth provide incentives in the form of cultural/ecotourism and engenders much international interest, it has rarely translated into any form of sustainable socioeconomic benefit for the impoverish…
Hip-hop and Decolonized Practices of Language Digitization among the Contemporary !Xun and Khwe Indigenous Youth of South Africa
The paper is based on a long-term study using ethnographic methods among the Indigenous youth of Platfontein, Northern Cape, South Africa between 2013 and 2018. It explores how the children of two migrant groups (the !Xun and Khwe), now settled in the peri-urban township of Platfontein, South Africa, deal with sociolinguistic issues using the contemporary music genre of hip-hop. Platfontein youth produce hip-hop music that, as a by-product, allow…
Indigenous patterns of music discovery
Hip-hop has become a platform for young Khwe Bushmen to negotiate restrictive urban spaces following the tribe’s resettlement near the city of Kimberley in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Previous studies on music discovery tend to ignore the plight of indigenous and rural youth who struggle to keep up with the pace of global trends. Using qualitative data obtained through participatory observation, interviews, and focus group discuss…
Hip-hop and Decolonized Practices of Language Digitization among the Contemporary !Xun and Khwe Indigenous Youth of South Africa
The paper is based on a long-term study using ethnographic methods among the Indigenous youth of Platfontein, Northern Cape, South Africa between 2013 and 2018. It explores how the children of two migrant groups (the !Xun and Khwe), now settled in the peri-urban township of Platfontein, South Africa, deal with sociolinguistic issues using the contemporary music genre of hip-hop. Platfontein youth produce hip-hop music that, as a by-product, allow…
Indigenous patterns of music discovery
Hip-hop has become a platform for young Khwe Bushmen to negotiate restrictive urban spaces following the tribe’s resettlement near the city of Kimberley in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Previous studies on music discovery tend to ignore the plight of indigenous and rural youth who struggle to keep up with the pace of global trends. Using qualitative data obtained through participatory observation, interviews, and focus group discuss…
Indigenous patterns of music discovery
Hip-hop has become a platform for young Khwe Bushmen to negotiate restrictive urban spaces following the tribe’s resettlement near the city of Kimberley in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Previous studies on music discovery tend to ignore the plight of indigenous and rural youth who struggle to keep up with the pace of global trends. Using qualitative data obtained through participatory observation, interviews, and focus group discuss…
Hip-hop and Decolonized Practices of Language Digitization among the Contemporary !Xun and Khwe Indigenous Youth of South Africa
The paper is based on a long-term study using ethnographic methods among the Indigenous youth of Platfontein, Northern Cape, South Africa between 2013 and 2018. It explores how the children of two migrant groups (the !Xun and Khwe), now settled in the peri-urban township of Platfontein, South Africa, deal with sociolinguistic issues using the contemporary music genre of hip-hop. Platfontein youth produce hip-hop music that, as a by-product, allow…
Negotiating Contemporary Indigeneity
The San or Bushmen of South Africa have been represented in popular literature and media as hunter-gatherer primitives who live nomadic lives and whose history predates that of all later immigrants to the country. While the ubiquitous representation and myth provide incentives in the form of cultural/ecotourism and engenders much international interest, it has rarely translated into any form of sustainable socioeconomic benefit for the impoverish…
Anthropology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Indigenous (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Acculturation (1 work)