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Interpreting the life of Chief Albert Luthuli

This is a study of the legacies and meanings of Chief Luthuli’s life in history and today.

Placeholder image Raymond Suttner

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Remembering anti-colonial struggles: The politics of memory, culture and national identity in postcolonial Namibia

Against the background of memory activism and decolonial movements in Southern Africa, much discussed since the South African #RhodesMustFall movement in 2015, this project traces the complex transfigurations of anti-colonial struggle memory, culture, and citizenship in postcolonial Namibia from the late 1990s through to the early 2020s.

Heike Becker Heike Becker

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The story of Jabu Vilakazi – the Robin Hood of Soweto

The tension between personal experience, memory and historical fact is dynamic.

Marion Edmunds Marion Edmunds

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Triumphs and Heartaches: A Courageous Journey by South African Patriots

Mangena, Mosibudi. 2015. Triumphs and Heartaches: A Courageous Journey by South African Patriots. Johannesburg: Pan Macmillan. http://panmac...

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