Huisgenoot as tydgenoot : 'n mediageskiedkundige kroniek van 'n tydskrif as "skrif" van sy tyd
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2016-09-15
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Abstract
Die Afrikaanse tydskrif Huisgenoot het in Mei 2016 sy eeufees gevier. Hierdie artikel
gebruik ’n mediageskiedkundige vertrekpunt om die ontwikkeling van Huisgenoot van 1916
tot 2016 met sy idealisties-ideologiese en markgedrewe ideale as “skrif” van sy tyd te
boekstaaf. Die mediageskiedenis as studieveld waarbinne die ondersoek gedoen word, word
kortliks as vertrekpunt geskets, asook die geskiedkundige konteks vir die ontstaan van die
blad. Hierop volg ’n bespreking van die ontwikkeling van die blad aan die hand van sy
diensdoelwit en sy winsdoelwit, of sy idealisties-ideologiese en markgedrewe ideale. Dit is
ook nodig om die blad se spesifieke bydrae tot die vestiging van Afrikaans te belig, omdat dit
met sy ontstaansgeskiedenis saamhang. Hierdie kronologie sal probeer aandui hoe die
tydskrif as “skrif” van sy tyd ontwikkel en voldoen het aan die eise van sy tyd, van die engAfrikanernasionalistiese
kultuurblad van een eeu gelede tot die meer globale populêre
kultuurblad van vandag. Meer bepaald dui die kronologie aan hoe Huisgenoot hom oor 100
jaar nie net as huisgenoot nie, maar as tydgenoot in sy veranderende mark kon handhaaf.
The Afrikaans magazine Huisgenoot celebrated its centenary in May 2016. This article uses a media-historical point of departure to record the development of Huisgenoot from 1916 to 2016, with a focus on its idealistic-ideological ideals as a publication of its time, as well as its market-driven goals in every era of its existence. Media history as the field within which this analysis is located is outlined, as is the historical context for the development of the publication. This is followed by a discussion of the development of the magazine in terms of both its service ideals and its profit focus – or, in other words, its idealistic ideology and its market-driven ideals. It is also necessary to highlight the publication's specific contribution to the development of Afrikaans, as this is closely connected to the magazine’s history. The subsequent chronology attempts to describe how the magazine has developed as a chronicler of its time, and how it has met the demands of its time – from a narrowly focused Afrikaner cultural publication one century ago to the magazine it is today, with a more global, popular-cultural approach. In particular, the chronology shows how, over one century, Huisgenoot has established itself not only as a “home companion” (the meaning of the Afrikaans title), but also as a reflection of its time, and thus how it has maintained itself as an evergreen publication in changing markets.
The Afrikaans magazine Huisgenoot celebrated its centenary in May 2016. This article uses a media-historical point of departure to record the development of Huisgenoot from 1916 to 2016, with a focus on its idealistic-ideological ideals as a publication of its time, as well as its market-driven goals in every era of its existence. Media history as the field within which this analysis is located is outlined, as is the historical context for the development of the publication. This is followed by a discussion of the development of the magazine in terms of both its service ideals and its profit focus – or, in other words, its idealistic ideology and its market-driven ideals. It is also necessary to highlight the publication's specific contribution to the development of Afrikaans, as this is closely connected to the magazine’s history. The subsequent chronology attempts to describe how the magazine has developed as a chronicler of its time, and how it has met the demands of its time – from a narrowly focused Afrikaner cultural publication one century ago to the magazine it is today, with a more global, popular-cultural approach. In particular, the chronology shows how, over one century, Huisgenoot has established itself not only as a “home companion” (the meaning of the Afrikaans title), but also as a reflection of its time, and thus how it has maintained itself as an evergreen publication in changing markets.
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CITATION: Rabe, L. 2016. Huisgenoot as tydgenoot : 'n mediageskiedkundige kroniek van 'n tydskrif as "skrif" van sy tyd. LitNet Akademies, 13(3):55-84.
The original publication is available at http://www.litnet.co.za
The original publication is available at http://www.litnet.co.za
Keywords
Huisgenoot, Afrikaans periodicals -- South Africa -- History, Mass media -- South Africa -- History, Afrikaans
Citation
Rabe, L. 2016. Huisgenoot as tydgenoot : 'n mediageskiedkundige kroniek van 'n tydskrif as "skrif" van sy tyd. LitNet Akademies, 13(3):55-84.