The Character and Objects of Chaka': A Reconstruction of the Making of Shaka as the Mfecane "Motor"
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[Source - Henry Fagan for FHYA, 2021: A paper by Carolyn Hamilton submitted for the Mfecane Aftermath conference held at University of the Witwatersrand in September in 1991. The paper examined how Julian Cobbing's 'alibi' argument fails to properly unpack myth-making processes by homogenising black and white depictions of Shaka .]
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The Character and Objects of Chaka': A Reconstruction of the Making of Shaka as the Mfecane "Motor"
[ Source of title : FHYA using Carolyn Hamilton's material ]
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[Source - Henry Fagan for FHYA, 2021: Written by Carolyn Hamilton ahead of the Mfecane Aftermath conference in September 1991. Copies were printed and distributed for the conference's attendees, including Jan-Bart Gewald. The paper remained in Gewald's possession after the conference. C. 2014, he donated it along with all of the other Mfecane Aftermath conference papers to Leiden University Library. In 2021, Gewald's deposit of Mfecane Aftermath conference papers was uncovered by Ettore Morelli of FHYA. Following a request by FHYA, the papers were digitised by Leiden University Libraries for use in the FHYA's Spotlight on the Mfecane presentation. Uploaded by Benathi Marufu for EMANDULO in September 2021.]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2021- | Digitised by Leiden University Libraries in 2021 |
| Leiden University Libraries | Custody | c.2014- | Gifted to Leiden University Libraries by Jan-Bart Gewald c.2014 |
| Carolyn Hamilton | Writing | before September 1991 |
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