南アフリカの黒人女性による自伝的作品(3) : 異文化が共存したケープタウン第六地区

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District Six was once an area located in Cape Town, South Africa. It was a home for a community of people with different cultural backgrounds before it was declared a "white area" in 1966 by the Apartheid regime. The House in Tyne Street: Childhood Memories of District Six (1996) was written by Linda Fortune who was born and brought up in District Six and who is now an education officer at the District Six Museum. Her identity is deeply rooted in the community, and its streets and buildings. Although the majority of the area was "coloured", being a "coloured" did not bother her so much. What mattered was the supportive spirit of the residents who sometimes confronted wealthier people from outside. It was only when the forced removal began that she came across the stark reality of racial antagonism. She gives intimate discriptions of both Muslim and American cultures which made life in the area rich with variety. Her writing is comparable with the early writings of Alex La Guma, who also came from District Six. While she does not write about class relations as consciously as La Guma, she gives more vivid images of women. When she describes Muslims or women, no nuance of stereotypes can be found. The significance of Fortune's autobiography is that it tells a lot about District Six's rich mix of different cultures.
プール学院大学の論文
1998-12-31