Becoming Worthy Ancestors : Archive, public deliberation and identity in South Africa /

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 grou...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mangcu, Xolela, 1966- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Johannesburg : Wits University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Race relations.
Identity politics.
Collective memory.
Civil rights movements.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > Afrique du Sud.
Politique identitaire > Afrique du Sud.
Memoire collective > Afrique du Sud.
Civil rights movements > South Africa.
Identity politics > South Africa.
Collective memory > South Africa.
South Africa.
Afrique du Sud > Relations raciales.
South Africa > Race relations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 Univ.
Physical Description:1 online resource (184 pages).
ISBN:9781868145577

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