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Gender-based violence occurs throughout the world and across different cultures; yet despite the attention and multiple interventions, it continues unabated. Gender-based violence occurs throughout the world across different cultures and despite the attention and multiple interventions, it continues unabated. Namibia is no exception and gender-based violence has taken on epidemic proportions in recent years. Traditional interventions are not working and underlying cultural issues need to be taken into consideration if a societal change is desired. We set up a cultured interactive installation to prompt people to reflect deeper and hopefully change attitudes towards gender-based violence. The Tales of Nali technology hut incorporates physical properties simulating a traditional African hut with traditional artefacts, videos and an interactive role-playing application. The hut serves as data collection tool and thought stimulator. Participants interact with privacy and feelings of home are designed to stimulate reflection about gender-based violence within a cultural setting.
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Ndjibu, R., Goagoses, N., Winschiers-Theophilus, H., Peters, A., Namhunya, F. (2018). A Cultured Interactive Installation to Probe Gender-Based Violence in Namibia: The Tales of Nali Technology Hut. In: Jat, D., Sieck, J., Muyingi, HN., Winschiers-Theophilus, H., Peters, A., Nggada, S. (eds) Digitisation of Culture: Namibian and International Perspectives. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7697-8_15
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