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1 online resource (210 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-193). |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. A brief history of the African Student Association / by Sifi so Mxolisi Ndlovu -- Chapter 2. Youth and student culture: Riding resistance and Imagining the future / by Bhekizizwe Peterson -- Chapter 3. The role of religion and theology in the organisation of student activists / by Ian Macqueen -- Chapter 4. Student organisation in Lehurutshe and the impact of Ongkopotse Tiro / by Arianna Lissoni -- Chapter 5. The University of the North, a regional and national centre of activism / by Anne Heffernan -- Chapter 6. Action and fire in Soweto, June 1976 / by Sibongile Mkhabela -- Chapter 7. What they shot in Alex / by Steve Kwena Mokwena -- Chapter 8. SASO and Black Consciousness, and the shift to Congress politics / by Saleem Badat -- Chapter 9. Youth politics and rural rebellion in Zebediela and other parts of the 'homeland' of Lebowa, 1976-1977 / by Sekibakiba Lekgoathi -- Chapter 10. My journey, our journey: Activism at Ongoye University / by Makhosazana Xaba -- Chapter 11. "Let's begin to participate fully in politics": Student politics in Mhluzi Township, Mpumalanga / by Tshepo Moloi -- Chapter 12. 'They would remind you of 1960': The emergence of radical student politics in the Vaal triangle 1972-1985 / by Franziska Rueedi -- Chapter 13. The ends of boycott / by Premesh Lalu -- Chapter 14. Fighting for "our little freedoms": The evolution of student and youth politics in Phomolong Township, Free State / by Phindile Kunene -- Chapter 15. "Every generation has its struggle": A brief history of Equal Education (2008-15) / by Brad Brockman -- Chapter 16. Contemporary student politics in South Africa The rise of the black-led student movements of #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall in 2015 / by Leigh-Ann Naidoo. |
| Summary |
"The Soweto Student Uprising of 1976 was a decisive moment in the struggle against apartheid. It marked the expansion of political activism to a new generation of young activists, but beyond that it inscribed the role that young people of subsequent generations could play in their country's future. Since that momentous time students have held a special place in the collective imaginary of South African history. Drawing on research and writing by leading scholars and prominent activists, Students Must Rise takes Soweto '76 as its pivot point, but looks at student and youth activism in South Africa more broadly by considering what happened before and beyond the Soweto moment. Early chapters assess the impact of the anti-pass campaigns of the 1950s, of political ideologies like Black Consciousness as well as of religion and culture in fostering political consciousness and organisation among youth and students in townships and rural areas. Later chapters explore the wide-reaching impact of June 16th itself for student organisation over the next two decades across the country. Two final chapters consider contemporary student-based political movements, including #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall, and historically root these in the long and rich tradition of student activism in South Africa. 2016 marks the 40th anniversary of the 1976 June 16th uprisings. This book rethinks the conventional narrative of youth and student activism in South Africa by placing that most famous of moments - the 1976 students' uprising in Soweto - in a deeper historical and geographic context."--Publisher description. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Riots -- South Africa -- Soweto.
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Riots. |
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South Africa -- Soweto. |
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Youth -- Political activity -- South Africa.
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Youth -- Political activity. |
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South Africa. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Youth. |
| Added Author |
Nieftagodien, Noor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Heffernan, Anne. Students Must Rise : Youth Struggle in South Africa Before and Beyond Soweto '76. Johannesburg : Wits University Press, ©2016 9781868149193 |
| ISBN |
9781868149780 (electronic book) |
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1868149781 (electronic book) |
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9781868149193 |
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1868149196 |
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