The Politics of Race and Gender in the South African Armed Forces: Issues, Challenges, Lessons

2009 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindy Heinecken ◽  
Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The South ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Politics Of Race ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Parodies of whiteness: Die Antwoord and the politics of race, gender, and class in South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-147
Author(s):  
Ian Bekker ◽  
Erez Levon
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
The Political ◽  
The South ◽  
The Social ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
New Nation ◽  
Politics Of Race ◽  
And Gender

AbstractThe dramatic reconfiguration of the social, political, and ideological order in South Africa since 1990/1994 has demanded a concomitant reconceptualization of (white) Afrikaner notions of self and belonging in the (new) nation. In this article, we draw on recent developments in the study of varidirectional voicing (polyphony), performance, and mediatization to examine how the South African rap-rave group Die Antwoord makes use of parody and metaparody in their music to critique emerging ‘new Afrikaner’ identities and the racial, class, and gender configurations on which they are based. We also discuss the structural limits of these critiques and the political potential of (meta)parodic performance more generally. ((Meta)parody, polyphony, performance, race, class, gender, South Africa)*

Exploring the use of Humour, Vulgarity and Allegory in Social Media Discourses: The Case of Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kudzaiishe Peter Vanyoro ◽  
Kudakwashe Paul Vanyoro
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
South African ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
The South ◽  
Dynamic Interactions ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
South Africans ◽  
Political Discourses ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Media Discourses

This article unpacks notions of humour, vulgarity, and allegory in social media discourses during the trial of Oscar Pistorius by analysing the dynamic interactions between South Africa’s judicial system and multiple discourses on Facebook and Twitter. It explores whether social media, in this instance, provided a platform for citizen-led conversations on the South African judiciary’s legal processes. It proposes that where the “legacy media” were constrained in facilitating case-related public discussions, social media created an alternative sphere for citizens to engage with the South African justice system throughout the trial. The article examines the popular views that were posted on Facebook and Twitter during the trial. Using a Foucauldian approach and Achille Mbembe’s interpretation of the postcolony, the article argues that the trial of Oscar Pistorius can be used as a lens to examine the humorous, vulgar and allegoric views of South Africans towards the judicial system in the post-apartheid era. This is more so in a context where intersectional contestations of class, race, and gender exist within popular socio-political discourses of “rich white men’s justice” versus “poor black men’s justice.”

THE SINS OF THE FATHER: GENDER- BASED VIOLENCE IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyn Snodgrass
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Black Women ◽  
South African ◽  
African Women ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
South African Women

This article explores the complexities of gender-based violence in post-apartheid South Africa and interrogates the socio-political issues at the intersection of class, ‘race’ and gender, which impact South African women. Gender equality is up against a powerful enemy in societies with strong patriarchal traditions such as South Africa, where women of all ‘races’ and cultures have been oppressed, exploited and kept in positions of subservience for generations. In South Africa, where sexism and racism intersect, black women as a group have suffered the major brunt of this discrimination and are at the receiving end of extreme violence. South Africa’s gender-based violence is fuelled historically by the ideologies of apartheid (racism) and patriarchy (sexism), which are symbiotically premised on systemic humiliation that devalues and debases whole groups of people and renders them inferior. It is further argued that the current neo-patriarchal backlash in South Africa foments and sustains the subjugation of women and casts them as both victims and perpetuators of pervasive patriarchal values.

scholarly journals Psychological career resources of working adults: A South African survey

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinde Coetzee
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Career Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Employment Equity ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Organisational Context ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Groups

The main objective of this study was to explore broad trends regarding how individuals from various age, educational, marital, race and gender groups in the South African organisational context differ in terms of their psychological career resources, as measured by the Psychological Career Resources Inventory. A sample of 2 997 working adults registered as students at a South African higher distance education institution participated in this study. The results indicate significant differences between the various biographical variables and the participants’ psychological career resources. In the context of employment equity, and with more women entering the workplace, this study is expected to contribute important knowledge that will inform career development practices concerned with enhancing employees’ career meta-competencies as an important element of their general employability.

Going South: How Southern Organizing Will Determine the Future of the Labor Movement

2020 ◽  
pp. 191-205
Author(s):  
MaryBe McMillan
Keyword(s):  
Labor Movement ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
The South ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Right To Work ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Voter Suppression ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The U.S

This chapter reflects on the challenges and opportunities of building workers' power in North Carolina. To change the political balance of the nation, this chapter argues, we must change the South, which is gaining in jobs, population, and political influence. Home to more than a third of the U.S. population, the region is larger than the Northeast and Midwest combined. Political representatives from the South disproportionately contribute to right-wing agendas, including right-to-work, low wages, and voter suppression. The chapter outlines essential strategies for organizing in the South, or in any right-to-work states with hostile political climates. First, start small and dream big; second, issues of race and gender equality must be addressed; third, unions must build strong locals and unite with community allies. Finally, the labor movement, including central labor councils and state federations, must build political power.

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