4- Post-apartheid Politics of Integration at a Residential Student Community in South Africa: A Case Study on Campus
African Sociological Review,
Vol. 11 No. 2 (2007): African Sociological Review
Abstract
Student Village is post-graduate residence at a historically white university in South Africa. Over eleven years into a new epoch of non-racialism in South Africa, some students lived in racially segregated communes. There existed a strong notion in the residence being studied that cultural differences between different races made it difficult to share living spaces. This study tries to explain why and how this occurs. Black participants emulated a black township lifestyle, which they considered as the only genuine black culture. This article sees this construction of black culture as part of black students’ struggle to resist experiences of white, Afrikaner culture and domination at the university.
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- Cloete, N. and Moja, T., 2005, ‘Transformation Tension in Higher Education: Equity, Efficiency and Development’, Social Research 72: 3 693-722.
- Cross, M., 2004, ‘Institutionalising Campus Diversity in South African Higher Education: Review of Diversity Scholarship and Diversity Education’, Higher Education, 47: 4 387- 410.
- Department of Education, 1997, Education White Paper 3: A Programme for theTransformation of Higher Education, Pretoria. South African Government.
- Department of Education, 2002, The Transformation and Reconstruction of Higher Education System, Pretoria: Department of Education.
- Du Toit, A. and Giliomee, H., 1983, Afrikaner Political Thought, Cape Town: David Philip Dubow, S., 1987, ‘Race, Civilisation and Culture: The Elaboration of Segregationist Discourse in the Inter-war years’, in Marks, S. and Trapido, S. eds., The Politics of Race, Class and
- Nationalism in Twentieth Century South Africa, New York: Longman.
- Dubow, S., 1994, ‘The Elaboration of Segregationist Ideology’, in Beinart, W. and Dubow, S.,Segregation and Apartheid in Twentieth Century South Africa, London: Routledge.
- Franchi, V. and Swart, T., 2003, ‘From Apartheid to Affirmative Action: The Use of “Racial” Markers in Past, Present and Future Articulations of Identity among South African Students’, Journal of Intercultural Relations 7: 209-236.
- Grobbelaar, J. et al., 1989, Vir Volk en Vaderland: A Guide to the White Right, Cape Town: Indicator South Africa.
- Hugo, T. J., 1941, Die Afrikaanse Universiteit en sy Taak in die Volkslewe, Cape Town.
- Jansen, J., 2004, ‘Race, Education and Democracy after Ten Years: How far have we Come?’, Prepared for the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), Lesson from the Field: A Decade of Democracy in South Africa.
- Jansen, J., 2003, ‘On the State of South African Universities’, ‘Guest Editorial’, South African Journal of Education 17: 3 9-12.
- Jansen, J., 2005, ‘The Colour of Leadership’, The Education Forum 69: 203-211. Kitano, H., 1991, Race Relations, Engelwood Cliffs: Prentice Hall.
- Marks, S. and Trapido, S., eds., 1987, The Politics of Race, Class and Nationalism in Twentieth Century South Africa, New York: Longman.
- Moguerane, K., 2006, ‘Post-apartheid Transformation: A Case Study of the Politics of Racial Integration’, unpublished Masters dissertation, completed at the university.
- Moraka, E., 2001, ‘Management of Change and Conflict Resolution within Student Affairs at Historically White Universities’, unpublished PhD thesis, Pretoria: University of Pretoria.
- Mouton, F. A., 1993, ‘Professor Leo Fouche, the History Department and the Afrikanerisation of the [University]’, Historia, 38, 1, 51-63.
- Mouton, F. A., 1997, ‘A.N.Pelzer: A Custodian of Afrikanerdom’, in South African Historical Journal, 37, 133-155.
- Mouton, F. A., 2004, ‘F. J. du Toit Spies, Afrikaner Nationalism and Volksgeskiedenis at the [University]’, in South African Historical Journal, 51, 87-107.
- Naidoo, R., 1998, ‘Levelling of Playing Field? The Politics of Access to University Education in Post-Apartheid South Africa’, Cambridge Journal of Education 28: 3 369-384.
- National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE), 1996, A Framework for Transformation,Pretoria: National Commission on Higher Education.
- Republic of South Africa, 1995, Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, no 34:South Africa: Republic of South Africa.
- Rudwock, S., 2005, ‘Township Language Dynamics: isiZulu and isiTsotsi in Umlazi’, in Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, 23 (3) 305-317.
- Stakes, R., 1998, ‘Case Studies’, in Denzin, K. & Lincoln, Y., eds., Strategies of Qualitative Inquiry; SAGE Publications: London pp 86-110.
- Southey, N. and Mouton, F. A., 2001, ‘A Volksvreemde Historian: J.A. Hamilton and the Production of History in an Alien Environment’, South African Historical Journal, 44, 72- 98.
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 1998, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, South Africa: Final report (Volume 1), South Africa: Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
- Walker, M., 2005, ‘Rainbow Nation or New Racism? Theorising Race and Identity Formation in South African Higher Education’, Race, Ethnicity and Education 8: 2 129-146.
- Witzel, A., 2000, ‘The Problem-Centred Interview’, Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/ Forum: Qualitative Social Research 1: 1. Available at: http://qualitative-research.net/fqs- ing.htm [Date of access: July, 25, 2007]
- Wolpe, H., 1985, Race, Class and the Apartheid State, London: James Currey.
- Wolpe, H., 1995, ‘The Debate on Higher Education in South Africa: The Case of the Universityof the Western Cape’, Comparative Education 92.
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Cloete, N. and Moja, T., 2005, ‘Transformation Tension in Higher Education: Equity, Efficiency and Development’, Social Research 72: 3 693-722.
Cross, M., 2004, ‘Institutionalising Campus Diversity in South African Higher Education: Review of Diversity Scholarship and Diversity Education’, Higher Education, 47: 4 387- 410.
Department of Education, 1997, Education White Paper 3: A Programme for theTransformation of Higher Education, Pretoria. South African Government.
Department of Education, 2002, The Transformation and Reconstruction of Higher Education System, Pretoria: Department of Education.
Du Toit, A. and Giliomee, H., 1983, Afrikaner Political Thought, Cape Town: David Philip Dubow, S., 1987, ‘Race, Civilisation and Culture: The Elaboration of Segregationist Discourse in the Inter-war years’, in Marks, S. and Trapido, S. eds., The Politics of Race, Class and
Nationalism in Twentieth Century South Africa, New York: Longman.
Dubow, S., 1994, ‘The Elaboration of Segregationist Ideology’, in Beinart, W. and Dubow, S.,Segregation and Apartheid in Twentieth Century South Africa, London: Routledge.
Franchi, V. and Swart, T., 2003, ‘From Apartheid to Affirmative Action: The Use of “Racial” Markers in Past, Present and Future Articulations of Identity among South African Students’, Journal of Intercultural Relations 7: 209-236.
Grobbelaar, J. et al., 1989, Vir Volk en Vaderland: A Guide to the White Right, Cape Town: Indicator South Africa.
Hugo, T. J., 1941, Die Afrikaanse Universiteit en sy Taak in die Volkslewe, Cape Town.
Jansen, J., 2004, ‘Race, Education and Democracy after Ten Years: How far have we Come?’, Prepared for the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), Lesson from the Field: A Decade of Democracy in South Africa.
Jansen, J., 2003, ‘On the State of South African Universities’, ‘Guest Editorial’, South African Journal of Education 17: 3 9-12.
Jansen, J., 2005, ‘The Colour of Leadership’, The Education Forum 69: 203-211. Kitano, H., 1991, Race Relations, Engelwood Cliffs: Prentice Hall.
Marks, S. and Trapido, S., eds., 1987, The Politics of Race, Class and Nationalism in Twentieth Century South Africa, New York: Longman.
Moguerane, K., 2006, ‘Post-apartheid Transformation: A Case Study of the Politics of Racial Integration’, unpublished Masters dissertation, completed at the university.
Moraka, E., 2001, ‘Management of Change and Conflict Resolution within Student Affairs at Historically White Universities’, unpublished PhD thesis, Pretoria: University of Pretoria.
Mouton, F. A., 1993, ‘Professor Leo Fouche, the History Department and the Afrikanerisation of the [University]’, Historia, 38, 1, 51-63.
Mouton, F. A., 1997, ‘A.N.Pelzer: A Custodian of Afrikanerdom’, in South African Historical Journal, 37, 133-155.
Mouton, F. A., 2004, ‘F. J. du Toit Spies, Afrikaner Nationalism and Volksgeskiedenis at the [University]’, in South African Historical Journal, 51, 87-107.
Naidoo, R., 1998, ‘Levelling of Playing Field? The Politics of Access to University Education in Post-Apartheid South Africa’, Cambridge Journal of Education 28: 3 369-384.
National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE), 1996, A Framework for Transformation,Pretoria: National Commission on Higher Education.
Republic of South Africa, 1995, Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, no 34:South Africa: Republic of South Africa.
Rudwock, S., 2005, ‘Township Language Dynamics: isiZulu and isiTsotsi in Umlazi’, in Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, 23 (3) 305-317.
Stakes, R., 1998, ‘Case Studies’, in Denzin, K. & Lincoln, Y., eds., Strategies of Qualitative Inquiry; SAGE Publications: London pp 86-110.
Southey, N. and Mouton, F. A., 2001, ‘A Volksvreemde Historian: J.A. Hamilton and the Production of History in an Alien Environment’, South African Historical Journal, 44, 72- 98.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 1998, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, South Africa: Final report (Volume 1), South Africa: Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Walker, M., 2005, ‘Rainbow Nation or New Racism? Theorising Race and Identity Formation in South African Higher Education’, Race, Ethnicity and Education 8: 2 129-146.
Witzel, A., 2000, ‘The Problem-Centred Interview’, Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/ Forum: Qualitative Social Research 1: 1. Available at: http://qualitative-research.net/fqs- ing.htm [Date of access: July, 25, 2007]
Wolpe, H., 1985, Race, Class and the Apartheid State, London: James Currey.
Wolpe, H., 1995, ‘The Debate on Higher Education in South Africa: The Case of the Universityof the Western Cape’, Comparative Education 92.