A PhD research study by Johanna Butt conducted at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia and the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Topic:

The Garment as an object of expression of cultural identity by Southern Ndebele women in contemporary South Africa.

A research project to consider why the women of the Southern Ndebele in contemporary South Africa use the garment as a tool to express an identity that demonstrates a departure from and transformation of their cultural heritage.

Members of this group are invited to take part in the discussion on how and why is the garment used as the object of expression of cultural identity in contemporary South Africa by the women of the Southern Ndebele people.

Findings of this study will be documented in a written exegesis and visually expressed as a body of artwork.

By joining this group you are giving consent for the researcher to use data contributed by you to this research. This data may be used in the analysis, publications, or an exhibition and may be stored in identifiable, re-identifiable or non-identifiable format. You can opt-out at any time, and if you request your contribution not to be used, it will be deleted.

Privacy, Confidentiality, and Results:

Any data collected as a part of this research project will be stored securely as per USC’s Research Data Management Procedures. This Facebook page will operate for the duration of the data collection phase of this research project, expected to be concluded by end of 2021, after which this page will be closed.

The results of this research project may be presented at external or internal conferences or meetings, or by publication. If you would like a summary of findings of this research project, please contact the Chief Investigator (listed above).