His life in music was a struggle against narrow definitions - of ‘race’, instrumental appropriateness and musical genre.
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Despite its historic importance, Sharpeville itself has remained unknown and its residents anonymous, yet they have a story to tell.
International borders were negotiable for the right price. What residents of former ‘homelands’ and of Lesotho and eSwatini have in common now are limited government services and few job prospects.
The dismantling of the liberation armies and that of the apartheid state was managed badly. It left in its wake thousands of angry veterans who felt betrayed.
The low levels of familiarity with key historical events indicate that there are serious shortcomings in the development of national collective memory in South Africa.
It is rare for a post-authoritarian society to get two chances to reconcile. This may be just that, for white South Africans in particular.
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of African History, Michigan State University
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Professor of History, University of Limpopo
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Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Los Angeles
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Chief Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Dean and Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University
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Chief Research Manager, Human Sciences Research Council
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Chief Research Specialist., Human Sciences Research Council
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Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology., Stellenbosch University
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Research Director: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division, and Coordinator of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), Human Sciences Research Council