Landboutydskrifte as kultuurhistoriese bron : 'n studie van 'Die Landbouweekblad' en die 'Farmer's Weekly' (1945-1961) aan die hand van 'n aantal geselekteerde kultuuraspekte

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:The two well-known South African agricultural journals The Farmers Weekly and theLandbouweekblad are important sources for the cultural historian. In this thesis attention ispaid to a few selected aspects of post-war culture in South Africa. The period covered stretchesfrom 1945 to 1961.In Section A an introductory background is given, concerning the cultural historian's use ofagricultural journals, as well as the epoch as frame within which the information should beinterpreted.Chapter 1 concentrates on journalistic sources as primary written sources, and in particular onthe contemporary journal.Chapter 2 places agriculture and the agricultural journal in the correct cultural historicperspective. A criptic background is given as to the origin and development of the two journalsconcerned, as well as an outline of the approach necessary for the use of the different sectionsin the journals.lt appeared that mechanisation and urbanisation became the two transforming powers withregard to the general cultural climate in South Africa after the Second World War. Chapter 3focusses hereupon.The theme of Section B is non-material culture. Here attention is paid to folk tales, rhymes andriddles (Chapter 4), folk science (Chapter 5), the most important times in the life cycle of people(Chapter 6) and folk festivals (Chapter 7).The folk tales dealt with are, apart from topics of discussion, true experiences, sagas, legendsand jokes. A background discussion will be found, followed by the categorised examples.Folk science is divided into three main sections: folk meteorology, water-witching and folkmedicine. Animal as well as human illnesses have been categorised under the latter.Customs and beliefs which evolved around the birth and christaining if a child, courtship andweddings and death and funerals belong under Chapter 6.Regarding folk festivals, a discussion of a few festivals is given with, secondly, a description of afew games, evidently played at such festivals.Material culture is the theme of Section C. Here the following aspects were selected: folk craftsand home industries (Chapter 8), architecture and house interiors and farm and werf layout(Chapter 9), food (Chapter 1 O) and clothing (Chapter 11 ).Home and farm industries are discussed in Chapter 8.Chapter 9 is concerned with the modern home - in the city as well as on the farm - and with thelayout of the modern farm and farm yard (werf).A few aspects of the post-war food culture earned themselves further discussion. The rest ofChapter 1 0 is devoted to traditional South African cookery - in the form of recipes, accompaniedby a discussion.In the chapter dealing with clothing, the natural phases in fashion between the years 1945 and!,..1961 were identified. The discussion of the doting focus'es mainly on women's fashion.

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