This article analyzes the oral poetry, izibongo, produced by Xhosa oral poet Bongani Sitole (both in book and technological form). It will trace this poetry from the moment it was orally produced, through to the technologizing and publication of this poetry in book form and on a website. The initial part of this article looks at the life and work of the poet. A contextual analysis of selected poetry is provided. The latter part of the article concentrates on issues related to technology and its relationship to the oral and written word. The term ‘technauriture’ has been coined in order to refer to this process. The contribution of eLearning4Africa (www.elearning4africa.com) to the digitization process of Sitole’s poetry is acknowledged.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:rhodes/vital:27566 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Kaschula, Russell H, Mostert, André |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | article, text |
| Format | 18 pages, pdf |
| Rights | Taylor & Francis, Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.) |
| Relation | Journal of African Cultural Studies |
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