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Identity creation through Afrocentric perspective<br />

An important theoretical foundation <strong>of</strong> this study on the communal identity<br />

creation in the Makgabeng area is the Afrocentric perspective. The<br />

Afrocentric theory, which advocates multiculturalism, will be employed to<br />

analyse the field <strong>of</strong> study which is deeply rooted in Africa not only in<br />

geography, but also in culture. According to Molefi Kete Asante, the<br />

architect <strong>of</strong> Afrocentricity, “Afrocentric theory is an Afrocentric viewpoint on<br />

texts which establishes two fundamental realities in situating a text: location<br />

and dislocation. Afrocentricity is for multicultural literacy which can lead to a<br />

critical transformation in the way any discourse can be approached in<br />

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