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[ iLawukazi • Khoi, Setswana & IsiXhosa rooted ]
Scholar | Researcher | Medical | Bio-Anthropologist
Artist : @rolene_m_art

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<midnight thoughts> what I call moya writing.
Downloading new data Go tswa go Lowe, Lentswe la Matsieng 💌

[Yes, grammatically this piece won’t make sense to someone who has an English-centric mindset or should I say those who internalise and worship the coloniser’s language. “Decoloniality demands that the dominant language must adapt to indigenous identity, not that indigenous identities mutilate themselves to make English sentences flow smoothly.”] taken in Batswana by @rolene_m_

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2 months ago

This week ke tlhomamisitswe go nna Mmatlisisi [Researcher] wa dithuto-tsa-batho [Anthropology].
Tirelo [Conference] e ne le tshwaretswe kwa yunivesithing ya Sol Plaatje [@sol_plaatje_university].
Language falls short of the profound gratitude I hold for the opportunity to present my paper confronting Western Biomedicine by advocating for African ways of knowing the body. [@anthropology_southern_africa]. To walk the path of a scholar is to commit to an ongoing, lifelong journey of unlearning, disrupting, and reimagining.
I am profoundly thankful to my supervisor Hameedah Parker and partner/mentor [@tema_maphosa], those whom I carry and voices that echo through this work [Lentswe La ga Matsieng], guiding the slow, necessary labour of collective transformation. 💌 taken in Kimberley, Northern Cape by @rolene_m_

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2 months ago

The land of my matrilineage. taken in Seshibitswe, NW by @rolene_m_

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3 months ago

< art and a variety of subjects > taken in Zeitz MOCAA by @rolene_m_

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6 months ago

A lot happened in gaut(eng), mara ba re: ‘Kgomo ga nke e nyela boloko jotlhe.’ Learned, loved, and laughed. Saw Paras, and the rest will stay in my heart forever 💌 taken in Somewhere in Jozi by @rolene_m_

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2 days ago

[ Kgwedi ya Phukwi ] Wrapped in love… a cute birthday jersey from my grandmother. Being “ngwana wa koko” is a blessing like no other. My grandmother’s unconditional love… her gifts, her kisses, her quiet encouragement; is the foundation that gives me the strength to navigate this world. It is through witnessing her hold “thipa ka fa bogaleng” that I have grown into a resilient and enthusiastic young woman that I am. taken in Stellenbosch University by @rolene_m_

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3 months ago

I started the month of Diphalane [the first month of the African calendar] reminiscing. If someone had told me this time last year that I’d be a girl with locs and completely at peace, I wouldn’t have believed them. I am living in the bubble of my childhood dreams and aspirations. “Ke ditoro” … Motswana a buile. by @rolene_m_

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14 days ago

“The secret of life is to have no fear.” ~ Fela Kuti. taken in South Africa by @rolene_m_

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a month ago

“Don’t get me wrong, the concept of celebrating heritage is beautiful. There is nothing wrong with celebrating your beingness. But for me, the how, when, and why are where the real questions lie.”

Pen on paper, Lentswe la ga Matsieng 💌 by @rolene_m_

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24 days ago

moranang | botshelo | thuto | lerato | tswelopele 🌴 taken in Cape Town, South Africa by @rolene_m_

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6 months ago

<the elsewhere> kwa le kwa. by @rolene_m_

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a month ago

< how to escape the matrix? > by @rolene_m_

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6 months ago