HARRIET WARD: AUTHOR AND COMMENTATOR ON THE EASTERN CAPE 7 FRONTIER WAR (1846-1847).
This article diverges from the representations of masculinity which invest a major part of the campaign narratives of the Frontier Wars between 1836 and 1853 as it focuses on the only sustained narrative of the frontier wars by a woman: Harriet Ward. Ward survived a shipwreck near Cape Town and subs...
| Publicado en: | South African Journal of Cultural History / Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Kultuurgeskiedenis Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 82 - 105 |
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South African Society for Cultural History
Jul2016
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| Sumario: | This article diverges from the representations of masculinity which invest a major part of the campaign narratives of the Frontier Wars between 1836 and 1853 as it focuses on the only sustained narrative of the frontier wars by a woman: Harriet Ward. Ward survived a shipwreck near Cape Town and subsequently resided in the Eastern Cape area for nearly five years. During this time she experienced, and recorded, events of the 7 Frontier War of 1846. The following article positions Ward within the context of metropolitan literature in the 1840s. The article contends that although Ward's 7 Frontier War narratives were complex her insights did not transcend imperial structures and she frequently embraced contemporary 19 Century ideas of cultural and racial superiority. Hierdie artikel wyk af van die voorstellings van manlikheid wat 'n groot gedeelte van die veldtogbeskrywings van die grensoorloë tussen 1836 en 1853 uitmaak aangesien die artikel fokus op die enigste volgehoue beskrywing van die grensoorloë deur 'n vrou: Harriet Ward. Ward het 'n skipbreuk naby Kaapstad oorleef en het daarna in die Ooskaap vir amper vyf jaar gewoon. Gedurende hierdie periode beleef en dokumenteer sy die gebeure van die 7de grensoorlog van 1846. Die volgende artikel plaas Ward binne die konteks van metropolitaanse skrywers in the 1840's. Hierdie artikel voer aan dat Ward se verhale ingewikkeld is en dat haar insigte nie noodwendig imperiale strukture transendeer nie; in plaas daarvan is daar gevalle in haar tekste waar sy die hedendaase19de eeu se idees van kulturele en rassemeerderwaardigheid aanhang. |
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