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dc.contributor.advisorScott, Lee-
dc.contributor.advisorConolly, Joan Lucy-
dc.contributor.authorMadubela, Thandiwe Elsieen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-18T06:00:30Z-
dc.date.available2015-09-18T06:00:30Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.other637281-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10321/1348-
dc.descriptionSubmitted in partial fulfilment for the Masters in Technology Fashion, Durban University of Technology. Durban, South Africa, 2014.en_US
dc.description.abstractMy study is a qualitative research self-study. The aim of the study is to demonstrate how my multi-cultural origins have created in me my unique South African-ness and how this uniqueness has manifested in my art of fashion design. As a critically reflective practitioner-researcher trying to improve my professional practice, I have used multiple methodologies to answer the question in the title of my introspective study, “A Narrative Self-Study: How do I demonstrate my multi-cultural origins in my art of fashion?” I have used critical reflection, action research, narrative enquiry, and auto-ethnography to account for how my discovery of my amaXhosa and amaMpondo roots has interacted with my Bosotho-ness, and my Born-again Christian awareness. I have thus transformed my understanding of myself, my values, my beliefs about myself and the world around me. I collected the data in a number of different ways: I reflected on the lived experiences of my childhood; I observed and participated in cultural rituals, and reflected on these lived experiences; I used unstructured interviews to talk to many people who provided information which I recorded using a digital camera and took notes. These experiences and reflections enabled me to develop a Mix-and-Match Fusion Fashion design range of outfits. My Mix-and-Match Fusion Fashion design range incorporates a number of elements which identify with all of my cultural origins. I believe that my Mix-and-Match Fusion Fashion range demonstrates my South African-ness in my art of fashion design. It represents and expresses, symbolizes and celebrates the transition of my beliefs and understanding of my journey of self-discovery involving my five personas. I have used visual methodologies to analyse my designs and employed visual analysis to discuss my findings. I believe that Africans are increasingly proudly wearing and accepting their traditional attire as high fashion. I believe that the design of my Mix-and-Match Fusion Fashion range is suitable for the Southern African market, and demonstrates that I have effectively used my multi-cultural origins to improve my art of fashion.en_US
dc.format.extent239 pen_US
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dc.subject.lcshFashion--Social aspects--South Africaen_US
dc.subject.lcshEthnic costume--South Africaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCultural pluralism--South Africaen_US
dc.titleA narrative self-study : how do I demonstrate my multi-cultural origins in my art of fashion?en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.levelMen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/1348-
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