ABSTRACT

Recent years have seen a rise of KhoeSan revivalism in South Africa as identity politics in the country reach fever pitch. Using Stuart Hall’s notion of articulation and his conceptualisation of cultural identity as either essentialist or reproductive, we explore revivalist articulations as they relate to language and culture. Specifically, we focus on attempts by those who claim KhoeSan descent to revive KhoeSan languages, and on the reclamation of Afrikaans as a language immersed in KhoeSan history. Central to the concept of articulation is that of ensemble, cultural forms that can be coupled and uncoupled in multiple ways, albeit constrained by their moment in history. We argue that ensembles offer a richness to revivalist vocalisations that, while at times controversial, merit embracing.

摘要

近年来，随着南非的认同政治达到高潮，南非的KhoeSan复兴主义兴起。使用斯图尔特·霍尔（Stuart Hall）的表达概念，以及他将文化身份概念化为本质主义或生殖的概念，我们探索与语言和文化相关的复兴主义表达。具体来说，我们着重于那些声称KhoeSan血统复兴KhoeSan语言的人的尝试，以及将南非荷兰语填入KhoeSan历史的语言中。清晰表达概念的核心是可以通过多种方式耦合和解耦的合奏文化形式，尽管受其历史时刻的限制。我们认为，合奏为复兴主义的声音提供了丰富的内容，尽管有时引起争议，但值得拥抱。