Ijoolleen koo sadan Ramohlale Nomonde, Ramohlale Moedi, Ramohlale Thato fi ilma ilma koo Ramohlale Prince deggersaa fi hubannoo nuuf kennaniif. Odeeffannoon barreeffamoota (kitaabota walaloo) bifa walaloo ilaalcha gadhee walaloo barreessitoonni waa’ee dubartootaa agarsiisan irraa walitti qabameera.
CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
- BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATION
- RESEARCH PROBLEM
- LITERATURE REVIEW
- THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY
- PURPOSE OF STUDY
- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- QUALITY CRITERIA
- SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
- ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- CONCLUSION
McDowell (1992:73) states that "the most basic division of labor within any society ... is based on age and sex." Liberal feminist theory fit like a lock; or as the enzyme and substrate for this study, "The Depiction of Sepedi Poets on Women".
LITERATURE REVIEW
- INTRODUCTION
- FACTORS IN POETRY THAT INFLUENCE THE DEPICTION
- POLITICAL FACTORS
- THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
- CONCLUSION
Instead, the research study was based on text/content analysis of data collected from poetry books written by prominent authors. The first chapter also discusses the research problem, research questions and the purpose of the study.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
RESEARCH METHOD
RESEARCH DESIGN
DATA COLLECTION
DEMONSTRATING TRUSTWORTHINESS
CONCLUSION
RESEARCH RESULTS
CONTENTS
ERA OF POETRY
ANAYSIS OF POEMS
TITLE OF A POEM: SE NYAME
TITLE OF A POEM: SE MPOTṠE GORE GA O NTHATE
MIDDLE AGED POETS: PULENG (1991) AND TSEKE (1987)
TSEKE (1987),
AUTHOR: TSEKE (1987)
CONTEMPORARY POET, 2000 TO DATE: Kgobe (2008)
NAME OF POET: KGOBE (2008)
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
This chapter focuses on the results of both the literature review and analysis completed to identify the poems depicting women by Northern Sotho poets from selected poems and what led the Northern Sotho poets to write poems depicting women to write. The purpose of the study was to identify and analyze the poems with images about women that damage their self-confidence and diminish their humanity. The results of the literature review, the study as a whole and the interpretations of these findings are discussed in this final chapter.
The findings of the study were as follows: first, all poets belonging to the three periods, ancient, medieval and modern, have poems depicting women. Secondly, most poets are influenced by the cultural background to write such poems with depictions of women. This means that poor women are prejudiced in some, if not all, African cultures.
SUMMARY
80 UL_8902040 Chapter two provided a literature review on the depiction of women and the circumstances that influenced poets to write poems depicting women. The data collection method included a textual or content method, which involved collecting poems depicting women, dividing the poems into three categories: old, middle-aged, and contemporary. To verify the quality of the study, steps were taken to ensure the reliability and validity of the study while applying ethical methods.
The fourth chapter contained data analysis and interpretation of data obtained from Sepedi poems depicting women. Topics that emerged included author, poem outline and translation, title analysis, theme, stanza and line analysis, and most importantly, holistic interpretation of the poem. The fifth chapter presents the findings of the research and summarizes the data collected through the literature review.
MAIN FINDINGS FROM LITERATURE REVIEW
The next section presents the research findings in accordance with the research objectives as indicated in the first chapter. 81 UL Findings from the literature review on the factors that motivate Sepedi poets to write descriptive poems on Women from selected poems.
FINDINGS FROM LITERATURE REVIEW
This usually takes the form of respecting women as only bodies (without minds) or only as objects of male sexual desire.” These proverbs according to Wanjohi accuse women of being unreliable, liars, intellectually defective, jealous and witches. Scholars Mphahlele and Mpofu wrote about the challenges women face in higher education institutions.
The two scholars note that the current literature suggests that women still face challenges in higher education institutions. Powerful positions that require integrity and deep level of responsibility are held by men, while women are left to occupy lower positions. The three scholars jointly submitted the findings that women are appointed as principals in primary schools and men in Secondary schools.
POLITICAL FACTORS
Wanjohi 'images of women in African proverbs' view the relationship between husband and wife as cooperative and mutual. Donnelly classified women's rights as "group rights" and said such rights were unnecessary, unavoidable and even counterproductive. The perception that women are weak and defenseless and that witches should therefore be avoided and automatically punished was passed on from one generation of poets to the next, making women the most vulnerable to depictions in African poetry.
Kuwabong says, “young daughters, mothers and grandmothers flock to drinking bars, where they sacrifice their purity for fleeting pleasures. Mtuze analyzed Xhosa songs and finally solidified the idea that it was indeed true that women suffered social prejudice in all African societies. From 'Ndlazulwana's' song, it is inevitable that women do everything to show that she is a full human being, but she encounters alarming opposition to all her laudable efforts.
FINDINGS FROM THE RESEARCH STUDY
McDowell (1992:73) states that: "The biological differences between men and women are such that only women can conceive and lactate, only men can fertilize". McDowell says: "The concept of the 'housewife' who stays at home and looks after the house, the husband and the children". Women are always in the lead, so it's not surprising if they can't challenge writers who write poems depicting women.
The only prominent poet during this time was Matsepe (1979). The influx of such poems with images about women was experienced during middle age. Contemporary authors write poems depicting women, but the percentage of such poems is decreasing. Thus, the generation gap plays a crucial role in influencing poets to write poets depicting women.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Generation gap in the context of poets writing poems with depiction about women as findings of research study refers to the extent to which depiction of women in Sepedi poetry was in the three eras i.e. During the ancient era, depiction of women in poetry was not primarily widely known. for Sepedi did not have many poets. Matsepe' was obliged to imitate his writing style and maintain the theme of depiction about women.
The modern era has shown a remarkable decrease in poems featuring women, the reasons being that one, modern poets are writing in the era of feminists, the other is that they have been careful not to fall victim to the abuse of women, and most importantly, that women are the authors themselves. If the study could be extended to include other genres such as novels, short stories, folklore and drama, increasingly shocking depictions of women would be discovered. As the study investigates the portrayal of women by Sepedi poets from selected poems, a study will also be conducted on the portrayal of men.
CONCLUSION
Since the study was limited to Sepedi poetry, it is recommended that the similar study on portrayal of women by Sepedi poets from selected poems in other languages of the South Eastern zone such as Venda, Nguni and Xitsonga be done. If this can be done successfully, a sharp and shocking portrayal can be realized. This study was also limited to selected poems, I hope that if all poems were analyzed, other types of depiction would emerge again. The study used a minimal sample of three eras. If the eras are spread to include as many poets as possible and more subdivided eras, it can contribute to a different understanding of the reason for the portrayal of women in poetry. The study converges its concentration only on poetry. If the study could expand to even include other genres such as novels, short stories, folklore and drama, that would expose more and more shocking portrayals about women. As the study researches the portrayal of women by Sepedi poets from selected poems, the study on the portrayal of men is also conducted. This will reveal more interesting results. It is further recommended that the DoE should set up a committee to screen books both for the sake of prescription and to refine the use of language in most literature books, especially poetry. The language used in poetry is tainted with vulgarity, so the committee must disapprove poetry written in vulgar language and prohibit it from being prescribed to be read by learners. This study recommends that seminars and regular workshops be scheduled for all poets and writers to update them with good and recommended criteria for the production of authentic and reader-friendly literature. It is likely to influence poets to write praise and heroin poems about women. Every era gets poets and poems for analysis. All poems were analyzed using some prescribed criteria, namely poem, title, analysis and interpretation. Finally, the recommendations for further research were proposed. Women, Culture and Africa's Land Reform Agendas. The practice of nursing research, conduct, critique and utilization. 2014) Making Citizens: Public Rituals and Personal Journeys to Citizenship, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. The Xitsonga Songs: A Sociolinguistic Study. USA: New York University Press. 2003.) Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice. The Fragmented Self: Female Identity in Personal Poetry, with particular reference to selected poems by Anne Sexton, Antjie krog and Finuala Dowling. http:// Imagine No Boarders.org. Conducting research literature review: From internet to paper. Los Angeles: University of California, The Langley Research Institute. Concepts in the Social Sciences. Great Britain: St Edmunds bury Press. Investigating communication: An introduction to research methods. Feminism is for everyone: passionate politics. Fundamentals of research methodology and data collection. Enugu state university of science and technology. Mmino wa Setṧo: Songs of Town and Country and the Experience of Migrancy by men and women from the Northern Transvaal. Harping on Daughters: Women and Drama in the Age of Shakespeare. Great Britain: The combine press limited. Basic guidelines for research: an introductory approach for all disciplines. Bangladesh: Chittagong Book Zone Publisher. Understanding Human Security Seminar Series Culture: Femininity and Sexuality. South Africa: University of Fort Hare. Direto tṡa Sesotho sa Leboa. Paarl South Africa: Nasou via Africa. 2018) Series: Practical Guide to Qualitative Research. Men and Women Writing Women: The Female Perspective and Feminism in American Novels and African Novels in French by Male and Female Writers. The Attitudes Toward Prostitutes and Prostitution Scale: A New Instrument to Measure Public Attitudes Toward Prostitutes and Prostitution.
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