The Cultural Centre of GugaS’thebe as a Transformative Creative Space

Irma Booyens; Ndipiwe Mkuzo; Marco Brent Morgan

doi:10.4324/9781003191681

The Cultural Centre of GugaS’thebe as a Transformative Creative Space

Irma Booyens, Ndipiwe Mkuzo, Marco Brent Morgan

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Abstract

Culture is seen as important for employment creation, poverty reduction and area development in South Africa. This chapter considers the case of the GugaS’thebe, a multi-purpose cultural space in the township of Langa on the outskirts of Cape Town. We argue that this creative space is transformative – while the centre functions as a makerspace for local creatives, social development outcomes are also observed. GugaS’thebe is not a typical incubator initiative – the space is multi-generation and there is a critical mass of permanent local creatives among whom there is a strong sense of ownership and embeddedness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Developing Creative Economies in Africa
Subtitle of host publication	Spaces and Working Practices
Editors	Brian J. Hracs, Roberta Comunian , Lauren England
Chapter	9
Pages	133-148
Number of pages	15
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003191681
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003191681
Publication status	Published - 6 Aug 2021

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Name	Routledge Contemporary Africa
Publisher	Routledge

Keywords

Africa
employment
economics
working practices
South Africa
cultural space
co-working spaces

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Township creativity - creative economies and entrepreneurship
Booyens, I. (Principal Investigator)
1/08/18 → 31/10/22
Project: Projects from Previous Employment

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Developing Creative Economies in Africa : Spaces and Working Practices. ed. / Brian J. Hracs; Roberta Comunian ; Lauren England. 1. ed. 2021. p. 133-148 (Routledge Contemporary Africa).

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The Cultural Centre of GugaS’thebe as a Transformative Creative Space

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