‘Topless’ tradition for tourists: Young Zulu girls in tourism.
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Date
2009
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)/Unisa Press.
Abstract
This study works through the ethnographic narratives of two young girls who perform in a tourist cultural village, and probes how
certain cultural constructions of ‘Zulu girl’ or maiden are enacted in the context of cultural tourism. The article demonstrates that
the girls live with a certain level of cultural discordance between their own experiences as young Zulu-speaking girls and how
they are positioned in tourism consumption as 'Zulu maidens'. The study situates the narratives of the two performers, Zodwa
and Pumi [pseudonyms] alongside the perceptions of a group of Zulu-speaking girls as an outside audience and how they see
the dancers.
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Culture and tourism., Women--Zulu--Folklore., Zulu (African people)--Rites and ceremonies.
Citation
Naidu, M. 2009. ‘Topless’ tradition for tourists: Young Zulu girls in tourism. Agenda, 23(79) 38-48.