Browsing by Author "Engelbrecht, Gertruida Cornelia"

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    Bybelse intertekste in resente Afrikaanse gedigte en lirieke, met spesifieke verwysing na identiteitsformasies in die (post)-postmoderniteit
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12) Engelbrecht, Gertruida Cornelia; Foster, P. H.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Afrikaans and Dutch.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The 11 September 2001 terror attacks on America are regarded by many as the end of the postmodern era and as a landmark event that irrevocably changed the world. Similarly, the 1994 South African political revolution and transition to democracy was a milestone that had far-reaching effects on all population groups in the country. This study examines evolving identity formation among Afrikaans-speaking South Africans in a new political dispensation and (post-) postmodern era – and specifically the ways in which religion still finds expression in Afrikaans-speakers‟ identity. With theoretical grounding from, among others, Stuart Hall and Zygmunt Bauman, a variety of recent poems and lyrics – representative of various generations and backgrounds – are studied. The conclusion drawn is that religion still forms part of Afrikaans-speakers‟ identity in various ways, but this does not necessarily equate to affiliation with any church. In some instances church and religion are seen as part of the rejected apartheid establishment, but in many cases Afrikaans-speakers‟ religious affiliations are in line with Jacques Derrida‟s “religion without Religion” school of thought, and panentheism is increasingly gaining ground.
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    Parodierende en nie-parodierende verwerkings van Bybelse gegewens in die Afrikaanse poesie sedert 1960
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-04) Engelbrecht, Gertruida Cornelia; Foster, P. H.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Afrikaans and Dutch.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates Biblical elements in Afrikaans poetry since 1960. Seeing that many researchers link this period to postmodernism, the poems are discussed with reference to Linda Hutcheon's theory about the ideological cutting edge of postmodernist texts. Moreover, it is often pointed out that parody is a preferred method of intertextuality in postmodernism, masking criticism by creating a critical distance between the background text and the new text. Seeing that the period from 1960 onwards in South Africa is also typefied by a revival of the resistance campaign and struggle literature, Biblical elements are often appropriated by writers to allow Jesus to, in effect, take part in the struggle. The study focuses on the different ways in which - as well as the reasons why - Christian elements are utilised in recent poems. Although a variety of Biblical elements appear in Afrikaans poetry, it will be limited in this study to The Shepherd Psalm, The Lord's Prayer and The Jesus Figure.