A 'Blind' Darkness: Speculation, Trade, the Creation of a Vortex of Violence and the 'Mfecane'
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[Source - Henry Fagan for EMANDULO, 2021: A paper by Cathy Gorham submitted for the Mfecane Aftermath conference held at University of the Witwatersrand in September in 1991. The paper examined the hunter-trader 'pioneers' in the KwaZulu-Natal region during the 1820s and analysed how their accounts became the basis for colonial myth-making.]
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A 'Blind' Darkness: Speculation, Trade, the Creation of a Vortex of Violence and the 'Mfecane'
[ Source of title : FHYA using Cathy Gorham's material ]
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Cathy Gorman could not be reached on the question of acquiring permission to upload this paper. Given the paper is of educational and research value and does not serve a commercial purpose, FHYA took the decision to upload the paper. It is subject to removal in the event that Gorman requests that we do so.
[Source - Henry Fagan for EMANDULO, 2021: Written by Cathy Gorham 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 |
| Cathy Gorham | Writing | before August 1991 |
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