Landscapes of dispossession: Stories of the Hardekraaltjie cemetery
R450.00
“Before we started this project, Hardekraaltjie only existed in the memory of the community.”
– Chefferino Fortuin
Community liaison of the Hardekraaltjie project and co-editor.
This book invites readers to share in the memories of members of the former Tiervlei community in the Western Cape of South Africa.
Their narratives bridge the realms of history, culture and memory while memorializing the lives of the community and their memories of their ancestors buried at the Hardekraaltjie cemetery. The void of information regarding the cemetery and its relation to the people of Tiervlei, currently known as Ravensmead, is filled by the oral accounts of the narratives shared in this book. The Hardekraaltjie cemetery was opened in 1910 and closed in 1946. This book should also serve as a community resource for use in classrooms, discussions of family histories and the development of a greater understanding of the lived experiences of people facing a set of circumstances as expressed in the narratives contained in this book.
This book could be the pioneer of a series of literary museums that encapsulates overlooked and forgotten community histories in South Africa.
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| Dimensions | 240 × 195 × 30 mm |
|---|---|
| Author |
Edited by Marietjie Oelofsen and Chefferino Fortuin |
| Author Information |
Marietjie Oelofsen manages the dialogues programme at the Stellenbosch University Museum. Her work as a journalist cultivated a deep appreciation for the value of stories to connect people to the experiences of others. She has a PhD in Media Studies and is a research fellow at the Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ) at Stellenbosch University. She was the co-editor – with Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela and Friederike Bubenzer – of These are the Things That Sit with Us, another volume of stories from communities in the Western Cape published by Jacana in 2019. |
| ISBN |
9781431435326 |
| Year of Publication |
2024 |
| Month of Publication |
October |
| Language |
English |
| Imprint |
Jacana Media |
| Format |
Paperback |
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