Keletso Gaone Setlhabi
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 98450 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Keletso Gaone Setlhabi |
| PRENOMES | Keletso Gaone |
| SOBRENOME | Setlhabi |
| ASSINATURA | SETLHABI K G |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Botswana |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7693-1627 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 4 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2014 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Dikopelo ritual and performance
Batswana (People of Botswana) traditionally celebrate the end of seasons with dikopelo musical performances. This paper discusses Bakgatla-ba-Kgafela's dikopelo festive celebrations, an annual return of choirs to their performance grounds through the duality of home and away. The author, a performer, interrogates through participant observation in four performances from December 2015 to January 2019, the seventeen-hour performance from midnight u…
Reliving secrecy and ethics in bojale ten years on
In this photo essay, I reflect on secrecy and ethics in bojale [girls’ initiation] of Bakgatla-baga-Kgafela a decade after my participant observation in 2009. I had entered the ritual with the dual identity of initiate and researcher-at-home. The images were going to become part of the audiovisual documentation component of my PhD research and would be the first visual record of the ritual. My objectives were to undergo initiation and at the same…
The Politics of Culture and the Transient Culture ofBojale
To understand the politics of initiation ceremonies, this article discusses bojale, a traditional rite of passage among the Bakgatla-baga-Kgafela people of Botswana, through which a girl enters bosadi (womanhood). I focus on my experiences as an initiate and participant observer in the 2009 ceremony. Bojale has changed from a puberty rite limited to unmarried girls nearing first menarche into an initiation rite for females of any age and status, …
I Took an Allegiance to Secrecy
Anthropological research was traditionally conducted by foreign researchers in 'exotic' places. However, the trend changed over the years due to various reasons such as less funding for research abroad, resistance from new independent states, and the realization that, after all, the 'exotic' could be found even 'at home'. The research dynamics changed further when those who were studied earlier began to study their own. This paper is a reflection…
I Took an Allegiance to Secrecy
Anthropological research was traditionally conducted by foreign researchers in 'exotic' places. However, the trend changed over the years due to various reasons such as less funding for research abroad, resistance from new independent states, and the realization that, after all, the 'exotic' could be found even 'at home'. The research dynamics changed further when those who were studied earlier began to study their own. This paper is a reflection…
The Politics of Culture and the Transient Culture ofBojale
To understand the politics of initiation ceremonies, this article discusses bojale, a traditional rite of passage among the Bakgatla-baga-Kgafela people of Botswana, through which a girl enters bosadi (womanhood). I focus on my experiences as an initiate and participant observer in the 2009 ceremony. Bojale has changed from a puberty rite limited to unmarried girls nearing first menarche into an initiation rite for females of any age and status, …
The Politics of Culture and the Transient Culture ofBojale
To understand the politics of initiation ceremonies, this article discusses bojale, a traditional rite of passage among the Bakgatla-baga-Kgafela people of Botswana, through which a girl enters bosadi (womanhood). I focus on my experiences as an initiate and participant observer in the 2009 ceremony. Bojale has changed from a puberty rite limited to unmarried girls nearing first menarche into an initiation rite for females of any age and status, …
I Took an Allegiance to Secrecy
Anthropological research was traditionally conducted by foreign researchers in 'exotic' places. However, the trend changed over the years due to various reasons such as less funding for research abroad, resistance from new independent states, and the realization that, after all, the 'exotic' could be found even 'at home'. The research dynamics changed further when those who were studied earlier began to study their own. This paper is a reflection…
Reliving secrecy and ethics in bojale ten years on
In this photo essay, I reflect on secrecy and ethics in bojale [girls’ initiation] of Bakgatla-baga-Kgafela a decade after my participant observation in 2009. I had entered the ritual with the dual identity of initiate and researcher-at-home. The images were going to become part of the audiovisual documentation component of my PhD research and would be the first visual record of the ritual. My objectives were to undergo initiation and at the same…
Dikopelo ritual and performance
Batswana (People of Botswana) traditionally celebrate the end of seasons with dikopelo musical performances. This paper discusses Bakgatla-ba-Kgafela's dikopelo festive celebrations, an annual return of choirs to their performance grounds through the duality of home and away. The author, a performer, interrogates through participant observation in four performances from December 2015 to January 2019, the seventeen-hour performance from midnight u…
Anthropological Studies and Insights (4 obras) · Sociology (4 obras) · Aesthetics (3 obras) · Anthropology (3 obras) · Art (3 obras) · Gender Studies (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Philosophy (3 obras) · Political science (3 obras) · Ceremony (2 obras)