The New Politics of Afrikaans

Nash, Andrew

doi:10.1080/02580136.2000.11644283

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“…Breyten Breytenbach had already expressed his critique of the link between apartheid and Afrikaans in 1973 by stating his rejection of what he called 'Apartaans'. Other critics of apartheid also expressed their views on the matter, for example Johan Degenaar, the Stellenbosch philosopher who saw the need for Afrikaans becoming a language of liberation (Nash 2000).…”

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Creolisation and Purity: Afrikaans Language Politics in Post-Apartheid Times

Waal

2012

African Studies

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“…Aptly called the 'new politics of Afrikaans' (Nash 2000), this politics sought a future for Afrikaans separated from the racial domination of the past or from Afrikaner nationalist politics. However, as Nash (2000) points out, the new activism for Afrikaans did not succeed in demonstrating solidarity with the majority of the population.…”

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Creolisation and Purity: Afrikaans Language Politics in Post-Apartheid Times

Waal

2012

African Studies

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“…This ambition was strengthened by the acknowledgement of Afrikaans tuition at SU by the first two presidents of the democratic South Africa. However, as Andrew Nash (2000) points out, the new activism for Afrikaans did not succeed in demonstrating solidarity with the majority of the population. The aim of this movement was to preserve Afrikaans for 'higher functions' and to strategically unite those who spoke Afrikaans into an 'inclusive speech community' (Webb, 2010:107, 108).…”

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“…No special status could be negotiated for Afrikaans in 1994 and it was clear that the de facto strong position of English in public life would become even more important as a new black elite, educated in English, moved into political and economic power (Giliomee, 2009a:638-644;Nash, 2000). After 1994, black speakers of Afrikaans were included in cultural organisations promoting…”

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Transforming transformation in research and teaching in South African universities

Moodley

2021

Journal of Contemporary African Studies

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for contributing so generously to some of the publication costs.Wikus van Zyl and Emily Vosloo at AFRICAN SUN MeDIA have, furthermore, been superb in their support, encouragement and advice. It really does make a huge difference to have responsive and encouraging publishers.And finally, thanks so much, Crain Soudien, for agreeing to write the foreword in spite of your busy schedule. This work is built on an important and significant inquiry into Higher Education which you led a decade ago. A special note from RobI would like to give special thanks to the following: Ronelle. With your knowledge, critical and empathetic insights, social conscience, and down to earth sense of humour, working with you has not only been a very enriching intellectual experience but great fun too. Genay Dhelminie, Nwabisa Madikane and Marinice Walters-Kemp (the three administration officers in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology). Your friendly, thoughtful and helpful manner plays a key part in making the department open and accessible to everyone.The students I teach for teaching me. Thanks for the animated conversations, in the lecture theatre and in smaller groups, about gender, sexuality, race and class and for laughing at some of my jokes.The Critical Academic Practitioners (CRAP) postgraduate support for turning research into a social activity and sharing research insights, innovative methods, anxieties and pleasures in a friendly pedagogic space. Thanks to

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Rebuilding the Future or Revisiting the Past? Post-apartheid Afrikaner Politics

Davies¹

2007

Review of African Political Economy

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Orthodox analyses have presented a bleak future for the Afrikaner community in contemporary South Africa, subjugated under the stewardship of a state entirely dominated by an African National Congress (ANC) government that is broadly aligned against Afrikaner interests. This paper seeks to clarify the changes and tensions apparent within a very heterodox Afrikaner community, as well as the mutually empowering linkages between the globalised political economy and various domestic social forces, by presenting a political economy of post-apartheid Afrikaner identifications and diversity. What this focus does is to emphasise the global political economy and closely associated ideology of globalisation as a major catalyst for change in these identifications. It will highlight how Afrikaner identity politics are situated within broader hegemony-seeking processes, both globally and within South Africa. And it will demonstrate that contemporary struggles around Afrikaner identifications are responses to a global neo-liberal hegemonic project that also determines, in large measure, the political and economic agenda pursued by the ANC-led government in South Africa. This paper forms part of a larger project to provide a richer, more critical framework of analysis for understanding identity politics under conditions of increasing globalisation.

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The New Politics of Afrikaans

Cited by 7 publications

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Creolisation and Purity: Afrikaans Language Politics in Post-Apartheid Times

Creolisation and Purity: Afrikaans Language Politics in Post-Apartheid Times

Transforming transformation in research and teaching in South African universities

Rebuilding the Future or Revisiting the Past? Post-apartheid Afrikaner Politics

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