Hunter-Gatherers, Traders and Slaves: The 'Mfecane' Impact on Bushmen Ritual and Art
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[Source - Henry Fagan for EMANDULO, 2021: A paper by Thomas Dowson submitted for the Mfecane Aftermath conference held at University of the Witwatersrand in September in 1991. The paper argued that if the concept of the Mfecane requires substantial revision, then so to do stereotypical depictions of Bushmen in colonial hisoriography. Dowson drew on archaeological evidence to argue that Bushmen were not 'invisible' but were active participants in the history of Mfecane period.]
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Hunter-Gatherers, Traders and Slaves: The 'Mfecane' Impact on Bushmen Ritual and Art
[ Source of title : FHYA using Thomas Downson's material ]
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Thomas Dowson 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 Dowson requests that we do so.
[Source - Henry Fagan for EMANDULO, 2021: Written by Thomas Dowson 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 |
| Thomas Dowson | Writing | before September 1991 |
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