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Culture changes at a dizzying pace. To investigate how cultural change takes place, it is important to address issues of agency in the process and look at both historical and contemporary agents of change to determine who and what impacts cultural dynamism, and the implications of this for a newly independent country like Namibia. Traditionally, Ovambo people have felt excluded from decisions regarding cultural change, which has resulted in a sense of cultural loss - of practices, activities, traditions and customs. Contemporary Ovamboland, however, represents a dynamic cultural mélange of…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Culture changes at a dizzying pace. To investigate
how cultural change takes place, it is important to
address issues of agency in the process and look at
both historical and contemporary agents of change to
determine who and what impacts cultural dynamism, and
the implications of this for a newly independent
country like Namibia. Traditionally, Ovambo people
have felt excluded from decisions regarding cultural
change, which has resulted in a sense of cultural loss - of practices, activities, traditions and
customs. Contemporary Ovamboland, however, represents
a dynamic cultural mélange of traditional and modern
life co-existing. By investigating the cultural
shortfall in traditional development theory and
viewing culture as an important aspect of
development, cultural resilience becomes clearer, and
cultural futures are determined more democratically.
Using case studies and interviews and presenting the
differing agendas of international engagement in
development work and cultural projects, this book
highlights the complexities of development,
particularly where capital is involved, reflecting
the wider issue of cultural preservation versus
cultural change.
Autorenporträt
Inga Brasche has researched extensively on issues of agency and
cultural change in Indigenous Australia and Africa. Inga has
worked in Indigenous communities in Arnhem Land and Namibia, and
is interested in the process of cultural identity formation and
social organisation. Inga is a lecturer in Social Science at the
University of New England.