CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Pieterson, Joseph |
|---|---|
| Title | Safeguarding Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage: Nzulezo Stilt Construction |
| Summary | Transmission of indigenous knowledge tied to heritage within a community is vital and offers opportunities to preserve local heritage in a healthy and progressive manner. Since this knowledge is generated locally, based on their present environment, it is essential for such knowledge to be passed on to the younger generation who will inherit it and eventually pass it on as well. For Nzulezo, transferring the indigenous cultural mechanisms behind the production of knowledge in constructing the stilt structures on the lake will help preserve their heritage over many generations. When the process for transmitting knowledge is identified, it also helps stakeholders decide on ways through which heritage can be co-managed with the host community. In view of this, this study aims to explore the ways knowledge of the long-standing heritage, the stilt houses raised over the lake, is acquired and transmitted. The main data collection methods used in this study were interviews and participant observation. The result of the study reveals the social and practical processes lying behind construction and points out essential ways by which the exchange of knowledge occurs in Nzulezo. Some suggestions are proposed as part of contributing to heritage preservation at this unique settlement in southwest Ghana. |
| Supervisor | Alice Choyke |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/pieterson_joseph.pdf |
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