Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
College of Human Sciences |
School of Humanities |
Department: Anthropology and Archaeology |
Professor Emeritus
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E-mail: |
chrisvanvuuren54@gmail.com
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Qualifications
- DPhil Anthropology (Univeristy of Pretoria, 1992)
- Diploma in Museum Studies (University of Pretoria, 1979)
- Dip Ter Ed (University of Pretoria, 1983)
Fields of academic interests
- Ritual: Male and female initiation ritual, contemporary and modern ritual practices
- Orality studies: Oral tradition and history, land claims and land restitution
- Heritage: Earthen architecture, heritage impact assessment (HIA),
- Material Anthropology: African material culture
- Earthen architecture: Consultation and research in design of tourist and education centres
- Land restitution: Research in settlement history, verification of oral history.
- Traditional government: Migration, settlement and genealogical history
Field of Specialisation
- Ritual
- Orality studies
- Heritage
- Material Anthropology
Books
- Van Vuuren, C.J. 1995 'Ndebele’ in Middleton, JH & Rassam, A (eds) Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Vol 9, Africa & the Middle East. New York: GKHall/Macmillan
- Van Vuuren, C.J. 2005 ‘Change and Continuity in Ndebele Earthen Architecture: Towards a Model for Conservation of Meaning in Architectural Decoration’ (with KA Bakker) in Rainer, l & Rivera, AB (eds) The Conservation of Decorated Surfaces on Earthen Architecture. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute
- Van Vuuren, C.J. 2010 ‘Features in the Intangible Domain of Ndebele Earthen Architecture’. Los Angeles: Terra 2008, Conference Proceedings, The Getty Conservation Institute.
Journal articles
- Van Vuuren, C.J. & De Jongh, M. 1999 ‘Rituals of Manhood. Circumcision at the Cutting Edge of Critical Intervention’, SA Journal of Ethnology 22(2)
- Van Vuuren C.J. 2010 ‘Memory, Landscape and Event: How Ndebele Labour Tenants Interpret and Reclaim Land’. Anthropology Southern Africa, 33(1&2),
- Van Vuuren C.J. 2012 A Life Cycle in Ruins: Labour Tenants on the Mpumalanga Highveld Farms. SA Jnl of Art History
- Van Vuuren, C.J. 2014 ‘A Ritual Perspective on the Comrades Marathon’ SA Jnl of Research in Sports, Physical Education and Recreation, 36(2)
- Van Vuuren 2015 ‘Anthropology and the Study of Earthen Architecture’ in South Africa. Acta Academica, 47(2)
- Van Vuuren, C.J. 2015. In memory of the Ndebele homestead: women as earthen builders and mural artists. South African Journal of Art History – Women in the visual arts 30(1):141-157.