Thesis (DLitt)--University of Stellenbosch, 2002 / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die ondersoek in hierdie studie sentreer random die diskoers in Antjie Krog se sewende
digbundel, Lady Anne (1989). Die ondersoekprableem is die vraag na die wyse waarop
die diskoers van hierdie teks georden en' geproduseer word. Foucault se teorie oor
diskoersanalise word as kritiese werktuig gebruik by die beantwoording van hierdie
vraag. Foucault (1981) omskryf diskoers onder meer as die sosiale gebruik van taal
gesitueer binne bepaalde kontekste en verbonde aan spesifieke instansies. Volgens
Foucault vertoon diskoers 'n innerlike orde of formasie wat argeologies opgediep kan
word; dit het 'n regulerende funksie wat nie net betekenis afbaken nie, maar betekenis
praduseer in die positiewe sin van die woord (Foucault, 1981). Wanneer hierdie
regulerende funksie genealogies ontleed word, blyk dit dat diskoers mag uitoefen deur die
meganismes van kennis, waarheid en self (Foucault, 1980), Diskoers artikuleer kennis
wat die self die waarheid oor die self toe-eien. Dit roep op sy beurt weer die prableem van
vryheid en politieke verset op.
Die ondersoek fokus op die volgende vraagstukke random die diskoers in Lady Anne: die
diskursiewe patrone in die teks; die beperkinge wat op die diskoers geplaas word
(Foucault, 1981); die outeursfunksie soos beskryf deur Foucault (1979); die
fiksionalisering van die lady Anne Barnard-geskiedenis aan die hand van die genealogiese
benadering (Foucault, 1970; 1972). Daar sal ook ingegaan word op die verestetisering van
die politieke diskoers in Suid-Afrika, asook op die kwessie in watter mate daar sprake is
van stemgewing aan die Ander.
Die sentrale vraagstuk wat ondersoek word, is: wat is die posisie van die wit skeppende
vrau in Suid-Afrika en hoe word hierdie posisie ingeskryf in die diskoers van die
Afrikaanse letterkunde? In samehang hiermee word gelet op kwessies soos subjektiwiteit,
beskrywing van die objek, asook die subjek se posisie met betrekking tot die tradisie
waarin sy die teks inskryf. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation centers on the discourse in Antjie Krog's seventh volume of poetry,
Lady Anne (1989). The central thesis of the dissertation is to analyse the way in which the
discourse of the text under discussion is being ordered and produced. The theoretical
approach is based on Foucault's discourse analysis. Foucault (1981) defines discourse as,
among others, the social usage of language within specific contexts and as part of specific
institutions. According to Foucault, discourse has an internal order or formation which
one can reveal by way of an archaeological approach; it also has a regulatory function
which not only delineates meaning, but produces meaning in the more positive sense of
the word (Foucault, 1981). If one analyses this regulatory function by way of a
genealogical approach, it appears as if discourse exercises power over mechanisms such
as knowledge, truth and self (Foucault, 1980). Discourse articulates knowledge that the
self claims as a particular truth. This calls to mind issues such as the problem of freedom
and political resistance.
This dissertation focuses on the following issues pertaining to the discourse in Lady
Anne: the discursive patterns in the text, the limitations placed on the production of
discourse (Foucault, 1981), the author function as used by Foucault (1979), the
fictionalization of the history of Lady Anne Barnard by means of a genealogical approach
(Foucault, 1970; 1972). Another pertinent issue that will be analysed is the
aestheticisation of the political discourse in South Africa, as well as the manner in which
a voice is given to the so-called Other.
The central issue of this investigation is the following: What is the position of white
creative women in South Africa and how is this position being inscribed into the
discourse of Afrikaans literature? Concomitantly, issues such as subjectivity, the
description of the object, as well as the subject's position within the literary tradition will
be analysed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/16085 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Crous, Matthys Lourens |
| Contributors | Viljoen, Louise, University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Afrikaans and Dutch. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 304 p. |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
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