Media, Identity and the Public Sphere in Post-Apartheid South Africa: An Introduction

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-263
Author(s):  
ABEBE ZEGEYE ◽  
RICHARD HARRIS
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere

(Un)Liberated and Contested Narratives

2019 ◽  
pp. 334-347
Author(s):  
Bongani C Ndhlovu
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
South African ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
The State ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Many ◽  
Contested Narratives

This chapter analyses the influence of the state in shaping museum narratives, especially in a liberated society such as South Africa. It argues that while the notion of social cohesion and nation building is an ideal that many South African museums should strive for, the technocratisation of museum processes has to a degree led to a disregard of the public sphere as a space of open engagement. Secondly, the chapter also looks at the net-effect of museums professionals and boards in the development of their narrative. It argues that due to the nature of their expertise and interests, and the focus on their areas of specialisation, museums may hardly claim to be representative of the many voices they ought to represent. As such, the chapter explores contestations in museum spaces. It partly does so by exploring the notion “free-spokenness” and its limits in museum spaces. To amplify its argument, the chapter uses some exhibitions that generated critical engagements from Iziko Museums of South Africa.

scholarly journals The contracting world of girls at puberty: Violence and gender-divergent access to the public sphere among adolescents in South Africa

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Hallman ◽  
Nora Kenworthy ◽  
Judith Diers ◽  
Nick Swan ◽  
Bashi Devnarain
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
And Gender

Unsettling the ‘New’? Apartheid Did Not Die (Lowery, 1998)

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-46
Author(s):  
Litheko Modisane
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Documentary Film ◽  
Historical Change ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
The Public ◽  
Modes Of Representation ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Temporal Rhythm

The documentary film Apartheid Did Not Die (Lowery, 1998) raises a theoretical problematic concerning the nature of historical change. In this article, an attempt is made to understand how the film represents the ‘post’ in the post-apartheid era, particularly with regard to its premises about historical change in societies that have recently emerged from an oppressive past, and the responses that the film occasioned. I show that through narrative and documentary strategies, Apartheid Did Not Die institutes a singular temporal rhythm for South Africa and is as such a metanarrative. Yet, it is as a metanarrative that the film occasioned a wide array of public engagements. Though powerful and provocative, the film’s arguments point to the limits of generalizing analyses and polemical modes of representation. However, its generalizing tone also shows the productivity of polemic as occasioned by the public responses it brought into being. Considering the theoretically problematic elements of the documentary form offers a critical perspective on the responses the film elicited in the public sphere.

Facebook, the public sphere and political youth leagues in South Africa

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Musawenkosi Ndlovu ◽  
Chilombo Mbenga
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere

scholarly journals The shrinking world of girls at puberty: Violence and gender-divergent access to the public sphere among adolescents in South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly K. Hallman ◽  
Nora J. Kenworthy ◽  
Judith Diers ◽  
Nick Swan ◽  
Bashi Devnarain
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
And Gender
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