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uGogo – the nurturer, historian, the face of discipline and the keeper of the Black household. What does ugogo wakho mean to you?
“Ngizok’ khombisa ugogo wakho” is an expression that is sometimes used by non-elderly Black people to set a boundary. It is usually in a situation in which one has experienced contempt, which may be described as “ukujwayelwa kabi”, that one threatens to show another their grandmother. This metaphorical word of caution is typically interpreted as pejorative because, in the Black world, it is understood that the act of insulting one’s grandmother is akin to scorning one’s self.
What is vital about Mhlophe’s notion of history-telling is that there is a recognition of the significance of storytelling in the making of historical narratives. The act of framing ugogo as a history-teller is not new; the historian Nomathamsanqa Tisani has written extensively about the pivotal role that ogogo have played in inculcating “historical understanding” among multiple young Black generations in [South] Africa.
Athambile Masola, ukuzilanda includes “fetch[ing] oneself and connect[ing] oneself to the past in the present moment”]. Min on dark wood; the pungent smell of uzamlandela in the kist/trunk; the sharp fragrance of Windowlene on the room divider’s delicate glass; the textured finish of the Black photo album; and the sonic accompaniment that is ugogo’s narration through each image.
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