Racial Identity, the Apartheid State, and the Limits of Political Mobilization and Democratic Reform in South Africa: The Case of the University of the Western

Anderson, Gregory M.

doi:10.1207/s1532706xid0301_03

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“…Several other acts of resistance ensued across other universities. At the University of the Western Cape and the University of Durban-Westville students fought for anti-racist reforms on campuses, supported by some staff and faculty (Anderson 2003;Badat 1999;Barnes 2006).…”

Section: Universities Under Apartheid: Place-based and Place-neutral ...mentioning

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Place, Public Good and Higher Education in South Africa

Molebatsi¹

2022

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Worsening poverty and inequality continue to affect large segments of the South African population. Universities are critical in contributing to overcoming these challenges. This article looks at the relationship between South African universities and the communities and places in which they are located. The history of South African higher education shows different kinds of relationships with the places in which universities were set. Data collected from interviews in 2018 with key informants in South African universities notes their criticisms of government development policies that lacked vision with regard to the development of place-based relationships for the public good. This data indicates that in the absence of an enabling policy framework to link communities and places, certain universities, individuals who work in them and members of communities around universities have developed their own approaches. I argue that these activities indicate actions by certain members of a spatial community, which can be understood as practices associated with a public sphere. Through this process individuals and institutions can play a central role in defining and contextualising the public good role of universities in their communities.

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Place, Public Good and Higher Education in South Africa

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2022

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Section: Universities Under Apartheid: Place-based and Place-neutral ...mentioning

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JHEA, Volume 20, n°2, 2022 - Full Issue

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2022

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“…Among others the Group Areas Act of 1950 and the Extension of University Act of 1959, which barred historically white universities from accommodating students of other racial groups (Greyling 2007;Finchilescu and Tredoux 2010) and witnessed the establishment of universities in various homelands 1 (Anderson 2003). Because of this exclusionary practice, contact between students from different races was limited in South…”

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Shifting perceptions of black students in a South African university residence

Vandeyar

Mohale

2017

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Utilising the methodology of portraiture this qualitative case study set out to understand how students from different racial and ethnic backgrounds interpret their own experiences as they shared their personal space in a university residence with people who had previously been seen as the out-group. Data capture included semi-structured interviews, observations, and field notes. Theoretical moorings of this study were critical race theory and contact theory. Data was analysed by means of content analysis.Findings of this study reveal that contact between diverse students helped to reduce prejudices thus changing pre-conceived student perceptions.

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Racial Identity, the Apartheid State, and the Limits of Political Mobilization and Democratic Reform in South Africa: The Case of the University of the Western

Cited by 8 publications

References 3 publications

Place, Public Good and Higher Education in South Africa

Place, Public Good and Higher Education in South Africa

JHEA, Volume 20, n°2, 2022 - Full Issue

Shifting perceptions of black students in a South African university residence

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