A Journal for Cultural Studies Vol 5 No 3 1991 HW "^r w W WP ^BP*"'Hlrl''l New Approaches to the Study of Culture, Media and the Arts in South Africa EDITOR Keyan G Tomaselli Director and Professor, Centre for Cultural and Media Studies University of Natal ASSOCIATE EDITORS Ian Steadman Professor, School of Dramatic Art University of Wltwatersrand Ruth Tomaselli Centre for Cultural and Media Studies University of Natal Susan Gardener University ofMllwakee EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS Eve Bertelsen Senior Lecturer, Dept. of English, University of Cape Town David Coplan Chairman, CHIC Programme, State University of New York Harriet Gavshon Lecturer, School of Dramatic Art, University of Wltwatersrand Trhh Gibbon Lecturer, Dept. of English, University of Durban-Westvllle Richard Halnes Professor, Dept of Sociology, UNISA Tempi* Hauprfleisch Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Drama, University of Stellenbosch Graham Hayman Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University Peter Horn Professor, Dept. of German, University of Cape Town Wilhelm Liebenberg Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Afrikaans. Rhodes University Ntongela Masllela Chairman, African and Worid Litera- ture, Clarement College, California David Maughan Brown Professor, Dept. of English, University of Natal Nhlanhla Ngcobo Inspector, Kwa-Zulu Education Dept. NJabulu Ndebele Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Lesotho Don Plnnock Senior Lecturer, Dept of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University Robert Stam Associate Professor, Dept. of Cinema Studies, New York University Clifford Shearing Associate Professor, Institute of Crilmlnology, University of Toronto Les Switzer Professor, Dept. of Communication, University of Houston REGIONAL ORGANISERS Margaret Machlka Dept. of Adult Education, University of Zambia Richard Altken Senior Lecturer, Dept. of English, University of Namibia EDITORIAL CO-ORDINATORS Wendy Annecke Centre for Cultural and Media Studies Eric Louw Centre for Cultural and Media Studies PRODUCTION EDITOR Warren Parker Centre for Cultural and Media Studies 1990 University of Natal. Copyright It vetted with th* Editors and with Individual authors. ISSN 0256-0046 Critical Arts Vol 5 No 3 1991 Contents Strategy in Ngoni Women's Oral Poetry Enoch Timpunza Mvula Tributaries and the Triennial THKing Controlling the Past in the Museums in Natal and KwaZulu John Wright and Aron Mazel. Marginalia on 'Grensliteratuur' Robert J Gordon REVIEWS Spatial Infiltration: Geography, the Media and Popular Culture C.Sutherland and K.G.Tomaselli A Slession ' In Search of Semiotics': David Sless Reviewed by Keyan Tomaselli Athol Fugard Leigh Phipson Writing against Apartheid Cecily Lockett 1 39 59 79 1°0 104 1°7 Critical Arts is published by: Critical Arts Projects of the Universities of Natal, Rhodes and the Witwdtersrand. Manuscripts intended for publication should be sent to Critical Arts, Centre for Cultural and Media Studies, University of Natal, King George V. Ave, Durban, 4001, South Africa. In the case of computer generated in- formation copies can be forwarded on disc (IBM-com- patable wordprocessor formats only - eg. Xywrite, MS-Word, WordPerfect, etc.) along with a single printout of the manuscript. Three copies should be forwarded in the case of ordinary typed information. The publishers accept no responsibility for loss of manuscripts. Articles in Critical Arts are indexed in Film Literature Index. Communications Abstracts, international Bibliography of Theatre, MLA International Bibliography IMMRC, the Centre forSouth African Theatre, Sociological Abstracts andSocic Planning!Policy and Development Abstracts Additional Production by: Media Design Services PO Box 1943 Hillcrest Printed by: Pinetown Printers (Pty) Ltd. 22 Henwood Road Pinetown