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South African Autobiography as Subjective History

Author : Lena Englund
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783030832339
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (323 download)

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Download or read book South African Autobiography as Subjective History written by Lena Englund and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines 21st-century South African autobiographical writing that addresses the nation's socio-political realities, both past and present. The texts in focus represent and depict a South Africa caught in the midst of contradictory and competing images of the 'Rainbow Nation'. Arguing that recent memoirs question and criticize the illusion of a united nation, the study shows how these texts reveal the flaws and shortcomings not only of the apartheid past but of contemporary South Africa. It encompasses a broad range of autobiographical works, largely published since 2009, that engage with South Africa's past, present and future. At its centre is the quest for space and belonging, and this book investigates who can comfortably 'belong' in South Africa in its post-apartheid, post-Truth and Reconciliation, post-Mbkei and post-Zuma state. Lena Englund is a university researcher in the Department of Finnish Language and Cultural Research, University of Eastern Finland. Her research interests include southern African literature and life writing.

South African Autobiography as Subjective History

Author : Lena Englund
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030832325
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book South African Autobiography as Subjective History written by Lena Englund and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines 21st-century South African autobiographical writing that addresses the nation’s socio-political realities, both past and present. The texts in focus represent and depict a South Africa caught in the midst of contradictory and competing images of the ‘Rainbow Nation’. Arguing that recent memoirs question and criticize the illusion of a united nation, the study shows how these texts reveal the flaws and shortcomings not only of the apartheid past but of contemporary South Africa. It encompasses a broad range of autobiographical works, largely published since 2009, that engage with South Africa’s past, present and future. At its centre is the quest for space and belonging, and this book investigates who can comfortably ‘belong’ in South Africa in its post-apartheid, post-Truth and Reconciliation, post-Mbkei and post-Zuma state.

Black South African Autobiography After Deleuze

Author : Kgomotso M. Masemola
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004346449
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Black South African Autobiography After Deleuze written by Kgomotso M. Masemola and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Black South African Autobiography After Deleuze: Belonging and Becoming in Self-Testimony, Kgomotso Michael Masemola uses Gilles Deleuze’s theories of immanence and deterritorialization to explore South African autobiography as both the site and the limit of intertextual cultural memory. Detailing the intertextual turn that is commensurate with belonging to the African world and its diasporic reaches through the Black Atlantic, among others, this book covers autobiographies from Peter Abrahams to Es’kia Mphahlele, from Ellen Kuzwayo to Nelson Mandela. It proceeds further to reveal wider dimensions of angst and belonging that attend becoming through transcultural memory. Kgomotso Michael Masemola successfully marshalls Deleuzean theories in a sophisticated re-reading that makes clear the autobiographers’ epistemic access to wor(l)ds beyond South Africa.

Home and Nation in Anglophone Autobiographies of Africa

Author : Lena Englund
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031366360
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book Home and Nation in Anglophone Autobiographies of Africa written by Lena Englund and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-21 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at contemporary autobiographical works by writers with African backgrounds in relation to the idea of ‘place’. It examines eight authors’ works – Helen Cooper’s The House at Sugar Beach, Sisonke Msimang’s Always Another Country, Leila Ahmed’s A Border Passage, Noo Saro-Wiwa’s Looking for Transwonderland, Douglas Rogers’s The Last Resort, Elamin Abdelmahmoud’s Son of Elsewhere, Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil’s The Girl Who Smiled Beads and Aminatta Forna’s autobiographical writing – to argue that place is particularly central to personal narrative in texts whose authors have migrated multiple times. Spanning Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Egypt, Rwanda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, this book interrogates the label ‘African’ writing which has been criticized for ignoring local contexts. It demonstrates how in their works these writers seek to reconnect with a bygone ‘Africa’, often after complex experiences of political upheavals and personal loss. The chapters also provide in-depth analyses of key concepts related to place and autobiography: place and privilege, place and trauma, and the relationship between place and nation.

Historian

Author : Hermann Giliomee
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813940923
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book Historian written by Hermann Giliomee and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eloquent memoir, already widely read and praised in the author’s native South Africa, Hermann Giliomee weaves together the story of his own life with that of his country--a nation that continues to absorb and inspire him, both despite and because of its tortuous history. An internationally respected historian--his landmark The Afrikaners, writes J. M. Coetzee, "includes an account of the origins and demise of apartheid that must rank as the most sober, objective and comprehensive we have"-- Giliomee has devoted a lifetime to exploring the origins and perpetuation of the deep divisions in South African society. Although he grew up in the heart of the Afrikaner nationalist movement, he soon began to cut his own path in examining the rise and entrenchment of exclusive Afrikaner power and became one of the National Party’s chief critics. As an "outside insider"--or, to his critics, a "snake in the grass"--Giliomee has an understanding of Afrikaner power that is informed and nuanced. He has engaged with members on all sides of South Africa’s debates--many of whom appear in these pages through vivid and insightful portraits--and his outspokenness has hit nerves across the political spectrum. The personal journey of this original and courageous thinker will appeal to anyone interested in the complexities of South Africa’s past and present. Reconsiderations in Southern African History

Strikes Have Followed Me All My Life

Author : Emma Mashinini
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Strikes Have Followed Me All My Life written by Emma Mashinini and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Selves in Question

Author : Judith Lutge Coullie
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824843509
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book Selves in Question written by Judith Lutge Coullie and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2006-05-31 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wide-ranging and engaging, Selves in Question considers the various ways in which auto/biographical accounts situate and question the self in contemporary southern Africa.The twenty-seven interviews presented here consider both the ontological status and the representation of the self. They remind us that the self is constantly under construction in webs of interlocution and that its status and representation are always in question. The contributors, therefore, look at ways in which auto/biographical practices contribute to placing, understanding, and troubling the self and selves in postcolonies in the current global constellation. They examine topics such as the contexts conducive to production processes; the contents and forms of auto/biographical accounts; and finally, their impact on the producers and the audience. In doing so they map out a multitude of variables--including the specific historical juncture, geo-political locations, social positions, cultures, languages, generations, and genders--in their relations to auto/biographical practices. Those interviewed include the famous and the hardly known, women and men, writers and performers who communicate in a variety of languages: Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, and Yiddish. An extensive introduction offers a general framework on the contestation of self through auto/biography, a historical overview of auto/biographical representation in South Africa up to the present time, an outline of theoretical and thematic issues at stake in southern Africa auto/biography, and extensive primary and secondary biographies. Interviewees: Breyten Breytenbach, Dennis Brutus, Valentine Cascarino, Vanitha Chetty, Wilfred Cibane, Greig Coetzee, J. M. Coetzee, Paul Faber, David Goldblatt, Stephen Gray, Dorian Haarhoff, Rayda Jacobs, Elsa Joubert, K. Limakatso Kendall, Ester Lee, Doris Lessing, Sindiwe Magona, Margaret McCord, N. Chabani Manganyi, Zolani Mkiva, Jonathan Morgan, Es’kia Mphahlele, Rob Nixon, Mpho Nthunya, Robert Scott, Gillian Slovo, Alex J. Thembela, Pieter-Dirk Uys, Johan van Wyk, Wilhelm Verwoerd, David Wolpe, D. L. P.Yali Manisi.

In No Uncertain Terms

Author : Helen Suzman
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book In No Uncertain Terms written by Helen Suzman and published by Alfred A. Knopf. This book was released on 1993 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former member of the South African Parliament describes her friendship with Nelson Mandela, and how she withstood the badgering of racist ruling Nationalists to challenge apartheid.

The South African Autobiography

Author : William Plomer
Publisher : New Africa Books
ISBN 13 : 9780864860194
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book The South African Autobiography written by William Plomer and published by New Africa Books. This book was released on 1984 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

This Is My Life

Author : Pamela Tumeka Koyana-Letlaka
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1499060270
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book This Is My Life written by Pamela Tumeka Koyana-Letlaka and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not about the political history of Apartheid South Africa; it is about an extraordinary South African woman?s life. It depicts where she was born, and chronicles her courageous journey into exile to Lesotho, Zambia, Zaire, and Britain, culminating with a diplomatic assignment in the United States of America. This is where the politics of the day intersects with personal lives, making us all more deeply appreciative of how profoundly the ?personal is political?.

From Exile to Exile

Author : Edmund Mxolisi Mankazana
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781456786571
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (865 download)

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Download or read book From Exile to Exile written by Edmund Mxolisi Mankazana and published by . This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An autobiography of a South African Black, this book tells of the life of a political activist, driven into exile, back to his homeland, and to return into exile again. It explores his formative experiences, and the traumatic impact of apartheid on a life. Yet, the phoenix rose from the ashes! Through the narrative, one follows his flight into exile, and its implications on his professional and family life. Still, he yearned to be involved in rebuiliding a nation oppressed for centuries. His story describes his homecoming to South Africa, post-apartheid, and his extensive work in Public Health through the Health Development Institute - a ground-breaking, multi-disciplinary venture that reached out to the "have-not"s. Born poor and schooled by missionaries, Mxolisi encountered interrogation by the South African Security Forces as a schoolboy. The hounding followed him through university, medical school and private practice, culminating in flight into exile when assassination was imminent. His return "home" was fruitful, but opened his eyes to unanticipated political hurdles and disappointment: Were his beloved people free in name only? This is a tale of one forced to flee, yet again: his journey "From Exile to Exile".

Autobiography as Source in Twentieth Century South African Life History and Historical Consciousness

Author : Shanti Breznau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book Autobiography as Source in Twentieth Century South African Life History and Historical Consciousness written by Shanti Breznau and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Being Black

Author : Theo Mayekiso
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780620890656
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Being Black written by Theo Mayekiso and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-17 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This South African story is an invitation to rich conversations that could lead to social transformation and social cohesion in racially polarized world. The book implicitly acknowledges that many white people have sought to be part of the journey towards racial harmony, but in most cases, it has been done without a paradigm shift on the part of white compatriots. It has been done with very limited understanding of the black world and with many assumptions. Even though the book is about the author's experiences in the Christian spaces and has contributors who occupy that space, the message for social change and social restitution is universal. -This book is not bringing a Christian message per se, it is rather pointing out flaws and shortcomings when religion does not seek to uphold universal principles of love, care and social solidarity. -This book is about co creating a future that is devoid of structural racism. -It is meant to inspire hope and optimism while acknowledging huge challenges of confronting historical racial injustices. -It is meant to point out possible pathways to a culture of UBUNTU. -This book has lessons for all races and would hugely benefit anyone who reads it.

A Life's Mosaic

Author : Phyllis Ntantala
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520081727
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book A Life's Mosaic written by Phyllis Ntantala and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Like Trotsky, I did not leave home with the proverbial one-and-six in my pocket. I come from a family of landed gentry . . . [and] could have chosen the path of comfort and safety, for even in apartheid South Africa, there is still that path for those who will collaborate. But I chose the path of struggle and uncertainty."--from the Preface Born into the small social elite of black South Africa, Phyllis Ntantala did not face the grinding poverty so familiar to other South African blacks. Instead, her struggle was that of a creative, articulate woman seeking fulfillment and justice in a land that tried to deny her both. The widow of Xhosa writer and historian A.C. Jordan and mother of African National Congress leader Z. Pallo Jordan, she and her family experienced a period of tremendous change in South Africa and also in the United States, where they moved during the 1960s. She discovers similarities in the two countries, including the arrogance of power. Anchored in history and culture, A Life's Mosaic sharply reveals the world and the people of South Africa. As the story of a political exile, it represents the dislocations that have caused universal suffering in the second half of the twentieth century. Phyllis Ntantala discusses the cruelty of racism, the cynicism of political solutions, and the hopes of those who live in both a world of exile and a world of dreams.

Coolie Come Out and Fight

Author : Mohammed (Mac) Carim
Publisher : Porcupine Press Trading Under Dgr Writing & Resear
ISBN 13 : 9781920609139
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Coolie Come Out and Fight written by Mohammed (Mac) Carim and published by Porcupine Press Trading Under Dgr Writing & Resear. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description of 'Coolie Come Out and Fight': Simultaneously a family memoir and a slice of South African history, this book is that rare thing: a beleaguered community in turbulent times seen through a young couple's struggle for self-realisation and fulfillment. It's about the particular hurdles that face an Indian/Coloured family in their search to find a more dignified space in which to live, grow and thrive. Starting with the grandfathers the Indian deck-passenger who reaches Cape Town in 1914, sells fruit off a street handcart and ten years later establishes a silk bazaar. And the illegitimate child of a daughter of the Italian House of Orsini, born in secrecy, who was sent to a convent in Cape Town and raised as a foster son of a coloured fishing family. Through the journeys of three generations Carim's story offers insights into aspects of the lives of ordinary people during the transition years from colonialism to apartheid. The style is engaging, the dialogue lucid and authentic; rewarding the reader with vivid action and imagery. Its title Coolie, Come Out and Fight! is devastatingly honest and redolent of South Africa in the 1950s and 60s. About the Author: Mac Carim's emotional ties to the volatile streets of Johannesburg haven't faded in 70 years, just as his love affair with his wife Hajoo hasn't cooled in 55 years. This memoir is a return to those streets and times. Born in Cape Town in 1936, 'deported' to the Transvaal with his parents when he was two, Mac grew up in the unpredictable neighbourhoods of Malay Camp, Troyeville, Johannesburg's Asiatic Bazaar in the city centre and Fordsburg. The couple left South Africa in March 1961, some three years after their marriage, with toddler Xavier in tow. Son Zane was born in Kano, Nigeria in 1964. Their journey spanned 35 years and four continents, while Mac worked on assignments in 33 countries. During all this time his heart remained in South Africa and his spirit walked Jo'burg's ghetto streets and avenues. After 19 years of stability in Canada, this family was attracted back home in 1996 by the promise of Nelson Mandela's Rainbow Nation.

Long Walk to Freedom

Author : Nelson Mandela
Publisher : Time Warner Books UK
ISBN 13 : 9780349116303
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Long Walk to Freedom written by Nelson Mandela and published by Time Warner Books UK. This book was released on 2003 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM brilliantly recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. From his imprisonment on Robben Island to his remarkable journey to freedom and inauguration as President this book describes Mandela's frustrations and strength of heart as well as the overwhelming joy of freedom and power. Emotive and compelling, it completes the story of an epic life. 'Burns with the luminosity of faith in the invincible nature of human hope and dignity . . . Unforgettable' ANDRE BRINK 'Enthralling . . . Mandela emulates the few great political leaders such as Lincoln and Gandhi, who go beyond mere consensus and move out ahead of their followers to break new ground' Donald Woods in the SUNDAY TIMES

Country of My Skull

Author : Antjie Krog
Publisher : Random House (UK)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Country of My Skull written by Antjie Krog and published by Random House (UK). This book was released on 1999 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since Nelson Mandela dramatically walked out of prison in 1990 after twenty-seven years behind bars, South Africa has been undergoing a radical transformation. In one of the most miraculous events of the century, the oppressive system of apartheid was dismantled. But how could this country - one of spectacular beauty and promise - come to terms with its ugly past? How could its people, whom the oppressive white government had pitted against one another, live side by side as friends and neighbors? To begin the healing process, Nelson Mandela created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed by the renowned cleric Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Established in 1995, the commission faced the awesome task of hearing the testimony of the victims of apartheid as well as the oppressors. In this book, Antjie Krog, a South African journalist and poet who has covered the work of the commission, recounts the drama, the horrors, the wrenching personal stories of the victims and their families. Through the testimonies of victims of abuse and violence, from the appearance of Winnie Mandela to former South African president P.W. Botha's extraordinary courthouse press conference, this award-winning poet leads us on an amazing journey.