Research Catalog
Parading respectability : the cultural and moral aesthetics of the Christmas bands movement in the Western Cape, South Africa
- Title
- Parading respectability : the cultural and moral aesthetics of the Christmas bands movement in the Western Cape, South Africa / Sylvia Bruinders.
- Author
- Bruinders, Sylvia
- Publication
- Grahamstown, South Africa : NISC (Pty) Ltd, on behalf of the African Humanities Program, 2017.
- ©2017
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | ReCAP 18-8070 | Offsite |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 206 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- African humanities series
- Uniform Title
- African humanities series.
- Alternative Title
- Christmas bands movement in the Western Cape, South Africa
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Sociopolitical and historical introduction -- Cape Town's ghoema musical complex -- An early history of the Cape -- Cultural life in the early Cape -- Coloured identity -- Language diversities, religious differences and gender -- Ambiguous identity and government ambivalence -- Cultural hybridity -- Emerging themes -- Why Christmas bands? -- Fieldwork and methodology -- Comparative study -- Outline -- Notes -- ch. 2 Ethnography of the Christmas Bands Movement -- History of the Christmas Bands Movement -- Meetings -- The road marches -- The reinterpretation of public space: Spectacular moments -- Federal structures -- Cultural identity, religious and moral underpinnings -- Respectability -- Strategies of discipline -- Constructing value -- Musical sound of community -- Notes -- ch. 3 The St Joseph's Christmas Band -- Biographical sketches of band members -- Hannes September: founder and "father" of the band -- Wallace Witbooi: Bandmaster -- Chris Petersen: Captain -- Anthony Tockley: Chairperson -- Sharon Tockley: Secretary -- Peter Noble: Treasurer -- Cecil Tookley: Senior drum major -- Embodied subjectivity -- Notes -- ch. 4 From oral/aural to literate: Musical transmission in the Christmas Bands -- Ambivalent notions about reading music -- Ownership of instruments -- The roles of the bandmaster and captain -- Learning the "solo" in St Joseph's -- Conflicting ideas: Bandmaster's aspirations versus community's expectations -- Visiting other bands -- Star of Peace Christmas Band, Bishop Lavis -- Royal Crusaders Christmas Band, Bellville -- Palm Crusaders Christmas Band, Ravensmead -- Perseverance Christmas Band, Elsies River -- Biographical sketches of musical directors of other bands -- Rochelle Klassen, Star of Calvary Christmas Band, Heathfield -- Byron Abrahams, Good Hope Christmas Band, Grassy Park -- In conclusion -- Notes -- ch. 5 Militarism in the bands: Christmas Bands Competitions -- Background to the competitions -- Getting ready for the union competition -- The City and Suburban Union Competition -- The "solo" -- "Best-dressed band" -- "Grand march past" -- The contestation of process -- Why competitions? -- Paternalism and masculinity -- Military influence -- Christmas band competitions and the local-global contexts -- The spectacular nature of competitions -- Conclusions -- Notes -- ch. 6 Hidden subjectivities: Women's involvement in the Christmas bands -- Gendered scholarship -- Advance of the women's sector -- Women in the Christmas Bands Movement -- Royal Crusaders Christmas Band -- Mrs Shirley de Kock -- Women as music educators -- Ms Christine Fondling -- Star of Calvary Christmas Band -- Women in executive positions -- Gendered citizenship -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch. 7 Reflections and conclusions -- Notes -- APPENDICES -- Appendix 1 Membership of the Christmas Bands Boards -- Appendix 2 Hymn: Great is Thy Faithfulness -- Appendix 3 Letter to the Athlone and District Union.
- Call Number
- ReCAP 18-8070
- ISBN
- 9781920033194
- 192003319X
- OCLC
- 1030899856
- Author
- Bruinders, Sylvia, author.
- Title
- Parading respectability : the cultural and moral aesthetics of the Christmas bands movement in the Western Cape, South Africa / Sylvia Bruinders.
- Publisher
- Grahamstown, South Africa : NISC (Pty) Ltd, on behalf of the African Humanities Program, 2017.
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- African humanities seriesAfrican humanities series.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- ReCAP 18-8070