The hegemonic conceptualization of the African renaissance in Buthelezi's consciousness as reflected in his narratives

Abstract

From the turn of the 20th century, Pan-Africanism and the African renaissance became major political and cultural discourses in the Afro-American Diaspora. The post-racist experience in South African politics saw the resuscitation of the African renaissance as an ideological concept in the history of black politics. Foresights into the African renaissance and Pan-Africanism led to their exploration in a number of spheres. In view of the re-emergent rhetoric about the concept, there has been an urge for their exploration in isiZulu literature as revealed in Buthelezi's narratives. Also explored are internalized hegemonic boundaries that explain the contradictory consciousness in the treatment of the central theme and the (un)conscious silences in the texts.