It took black folk unimaginable resources of creativity, humanity, humour and generosity to detoxify the N-word for their own collective sanity.
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Unity for the wrong reasons reduces social cooperation to whatever happens to benefit a particular person or group, making it a zero-sum game.
Frantz Fanon recognised mental illness as a real experience and offered an understanding of it being influenced by society and culture.
Thinking with Karl Marx on his 200th birthday means recognising the importance of thought.
Survivor’s guilt is arguably an instance of good character, an emotional expression.
In a society like South Africa’s that is increasingly becoming polarised, simplified opinions should be approached with caution.
“Critique of Black Reason” offers readers insight into how the construction of race and racism underpins our understanding of modernity.
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Professor of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Philosophy, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of Law, North-West University
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
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Vasti Roodt is Associate Professor and Head of PROSPER (Promoting Social and Political Ethics Research) in the Department of Philosophy, Stellenbosch University
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PhD Candidate, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College