Last week I posted my personal top 10 list. After all my colleagues and myself contributed our ideas for the top 10 list, our teacher's assistant (TA) complied the official list based on how frequently each source was mentioned. Some of these links I included in my personal list, but most of them are new sources. Here is the official list!
1) Power and Privilege Definitions This document is an amazing source that clearly defines terms from privilege and gender to institutional power and agents or targets of oppression. These objective definitions provide a strong background for understanding injustices throughout history.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amsa.org%2FAMSA%2FLibraries%2FCommittee_Docs%2FPower_Privilege_Definitions.sflb.ashx&ei=Gs34VK_WK5L4yQTElIDgDg&usg=AFQjCNF0hKvK_MzO4IebtQwaX3Oe6f1Yzw&sig2=ppEWSi2IGwDBhP-CrmIScw
2) Apartheid Timeline PBS provides a chronological graphic of significant historical events and apartheid legislation in South Africa. I found this link helpful because it shows both sides of the movement by dividing the timeline between events that strengthened or weakened apartheid.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/endgame/timeline.html#
3) Not White Enough, Not Black Enough This article gives a Coloured South African's point of view. It explains what Coloured means, the complexity of race in South Africa, and the racial hierarchy created by apartheid that is still present today. The author focuses on the victims of apartheid and how different racial groups are not receiving equal treatment or access to opportunities. While South African Blacks are supported by new economic policies, Coloureds are not receiving the same opportunities.
http://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/in-south-africa-after-apartheid-colored-community-is-the-big-loser/?_r=1
4) South Africa Progressive on LGBT Rights but Gays Still Battle for Social Reform This link gives the reader an understanding of the LGBT community in South Africa. Although South Africa was one of the first countries to pass anti-discrimination legislation on the basis of sexual orientation, the nation lacks a progressive attitude toward LGBT rights. Most LGBT individuals in South Africa are not free to be themselves and experience a variety of hate crimes, including corrective rape. The LGBT community desires proper legislation against hate crimes, education on LGBT issues, and a more open mind from their fellow citizens.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/south-africa-progressive-lgbt-rights-gays-still-battle-social-reform-1471213
5) Cape Town: Gangs, Race and Poverty 20 years after Apartheid
This 45-minute video provides incredible testimonies of those living in Cape Town's informal settlements, as well as the police and community activists involved in these slums. This is my favorite resource because it ditches the romanticized ideas of South Africa and the Cape and instead covers the real life dangers, challenges, experiences, and daily life conditions of those uprooted because of apartheid. The video focuses on how Coloureds' and Blacks' communities have changed and how they are coping and what they are doing to change things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoMl_G6rL9k
6) Realizing Women's Rights in South Africa: Dr. Tunney explains the four main factors that keep South African women marginalized. These factors are "the unwillingness of men to adapt to changing gender roles, the perceived incompatibility between cultural preservation and human rights, poor urban planning coupled with the economic vulnerability of women, and the police and courts’ inadequate implementation of legislation." This article provided fantastic insight into the problems women, and specifically black women, face in reaching equality post-apartheid.
http://www.fletcherforum.org/2013/06/10/tunney/
7) Here's how South African students talk about race and gender This article gives the reader different perspectives about how South Africans, at our age, view current race and gender relations in South Africa. What I learned most from this article was how much race and gender are both emphasized in South Africa. Obviously race is in the microscope only twenty years out of apartheid, but the idea of women, colored or not, also being considered a marginalized group in South Africa adds another layer of complexity to the reality of South Africa.
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-16/heres-how-south-african-students-talk-about-race-and-gender
8) ‘Winnie’ fails to capture the essence of Mrs. Mandela Here the other side of Winnie Mandela, the wife of Nelson Mandela, is explained. In both "Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom" and "Winnie" Winnie is given a shallow, militarized role. I enjoyed this article because it offers biographical information about Winnie Mandela, while also accurately capturing the complexity of her role in the anti-apartheid movement.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/09/05/winnie-mandela/2711759/
9) Bucket list to visiting South Africa Larry Olmsted praises South Africa as a top travel destination and outlines the "can't miss" sights within the country. These experiences include a safari, Cape Town, Table Mountain, Cape Peninsula (penguins!), and the Cape of Good Hope - located at "the end of the Earth." He mentions South Africa's wine country... which I can't deny that I'm interested in seeing. He provides a lengthy list of outdoor activities, wildlife (Great White Sharks!), and apartheid related museums. I feel really lucky and excited, knowing that I will be in Cape Town in a few weeks! (Thankful!)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2013/03/18/ultimate-bucket-list-trip-south-africa/
10) Culture in South Africa This Wikipedia article outlines the culture in South Africa and provides clarity to many things that I have not been able to grasp. Diversity is the reoccurring theme I have noticed so far in studying South Africa. There is so much going on! The diversity of people, languages, ancestries, lifestyles, and cultures has all turned into a melting pot in my mind. Therefore, this Wikipedia entry clearly outlines South African arts, music, sports, education, gender roles, and the LGBT community. On top of all the academic sources, this article pieces everything together for me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_South_Africa
I like how you outlined this post. It really helps that you list out the specific article before giving why it's important! I should have done mine this way!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Trisha - the way you summarize each resource is concise and helpful!
ReplyDeleteOn a specific note, the fact that South Africa was one of the first countries to pass anti-discriminatory legislation yet there's such strong opposition to homosexuality (on the basis of conserving traditional family norms?) shows that there is a disconnect between policy and public opinion.... Which begs the question, what do you do in a democracy when the majority of the population is wrong (for lack of a better word)?