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South African Festivals in the United States: An Expression of Policies, Power and Networks

Ndzuta, Akhona Amanda
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7410-9821
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1554903391508711

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2019, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Arts Administration, Education and Policy.
This research is a qualitative case study of two festivals that showcased South African music in the USA: the South African Arts Festival which took place in downtown Los Angeles in 2013, and the Ubuntu Festival which was staged at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2014. At both festivals, South African government entities such as the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), as well as the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) were involved. Due to the cultural, economic and other mandates of these departments, broader South African government policy interests were inadvertently represented on foreign soil. The other implication is that since South African culture was central to these events, it was also key to promoting these acultural policy interests. What this research sets out to do is to explore how these festivals promote the interests of South African musicians while furthering South African government interests, and how policy was an enabler of such an execution
Margaret Jane Wyszomirski (Advisor)
415 p.
Arts Management; Cultural Resources Management; International Relations; Music; Public Policy; Recreation; South African Studies; Sub Saharan Africa Studies
Festivals, Cultural Policy, South African Cultural Policy, Cultural Diplomacy, Cultural Instrumentalism, South African Music, Foreign Policy, Ubuntu, Carnegie Hall, South African Arts Festival, International Festivals,

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  • Ndzuta, A. A. (2019). South African Festivals in the United States: An Expression of Policies, Power and Networks [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1554903391508711

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ndzuta, Akhona. South African Festivals in the United States: An Expression of Policies, Power and Networks. 2019. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1554903391508711.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ndzuta, Akhona. "South African Festivals in the United States: An Expression of Policies, Power and Networks." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1554903391508711

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