Becoming Worthy Ancestors (ePub)
Archive, public deliberation and identity in South Africa
(Sprache: Englisch)
Why does it matter that nations should care for their archives, and that they should develop a sense of shared identity? And why should these processes take place in the public domain? How can nations possibly speak about a shared sense of identity in...
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Why does it matter that nations should care for their archives, and that they should develop a sense of shared identity? And why should these processes take place in the public domain? How can nations possibly speak about a shared sense of identity in pluralistic societies where individuals and groups have multiple identities? And how can such conversations be given relevance in public discussions of reconciliation and development in South Africa? These are the issues that the Public Conversations lecture series - an initiative of the Constitution of Public Intellectual Life Project at Wits University - proceeded from in 2006. Five years later, cross currents in contemporary South Africa have made the resumption of a public debate to clarify the meanings of identity and citizenship even more imperative, and an understanding of 'archive' even more urgent. The 2006 lectures were subsequently collected, resulting in this volume which takes its title from Weber's point, elaborated on in the chapter by Benedict Anderson, that the future asks us to be worthy ancestors to the yet unborn. The book, as did the lecture series, aims to reach a broad and informed reading public because the topic is still of pressing interest in contemporary public discourse. In a changed (and, some might say, degraded) environment of public dialogue, the editor hopes to inspire a re-thinking of the very essence of what it means to be a citizen of South Africa. Becoming Worthy Ancestors aims to make accessible the theoretically informed, sometimes highly academic work of its various contributors. With chapters from high profile international and local contributors, it will be of interest to South African and international audiences. Editing for publication has further enhanced the accessibility of each speaker's thinking without forfeiting any of its complexity, and the addition of an introductory chapter by the editor contributes to the coherence of the volume. While the target audience is the broad public, the book is based on a core of academic thinking and research.
Autoren-Porträt von Xolela Mangcu, Ntongela Masilela, Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, Martin Bernal, Pumla Dineo Gqola, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Benedict Anderson, Carolyn Hamilton
Xolela Mangcu is now based at the Department of Sociology at the University of Cape Town. He is Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.Xolela Mangcu is now based at the Department of Sociology at the University of Cape Town. He is Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.
Ntongela Masilela is Professor of English and World Literature, Professor of Creative Studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. He is Director of the H. I. E. Dhlomo Center for African Intellectual History at Pitzer College. He is Adjunct Professor of African American Studies at the University of California in Irvine.
Frederik van Zyl Slabbert was a former South African Opposition Leader, Political Analyst and Businessman. Frederik was Chancellor of Stellenbosch University until 2009 and lectured as Professor in Sociology at several universities until his death in 2010.
Martin Bernal was a British scholar of modern Chinese political history. He was a Professor of Government and Near Eastern Studies at Cornell University.
Pumla Dineo Gqola is Professor in the Department of African Literature at Wits University, Johannesburg. She has previously held positions at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the University of the Free State. Her book Rape: A South African Nightmare which won the 2016 Alan Paton Award for Non-Fiction.
Kwame Anthony Appiah is a philosopher, cultural theorist, and novelist. Appiah was the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, before moving to New York University in 2014.
Benedict Anderson was a political scientist and historian. Anderson was the Aaron L. Binenkorb Professor Emeritus of International Studies, Government & Asian Studies at Cornell University.
Carolyn Hamilton is a South African anthropologist and historian who is a specialist in the history and uses of archives. She is National Research Foundation of South Africa
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- Autoren: Xolela Mangcu , Ntongela Masilela , Frederik van Zyl Slabbert , Martin Bernal , Pumla Dineo Gqola , Kwame Anthony Appiah , Benedict Anderson , Carolyn Hamilton
- 2011, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Xolela Mangcu
- Verlag: Wits University Press
- ISBN-10: 1868148203
- ISBN-13: 9781868148202
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2011
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