A case study of the Azanian Liberation Tradition as a theory of liberation and practice of resistance Long essay submitted in partial fulfilment of requirements for Module 1 SOC5059F: Theorising Justice from the South Sociology Department, University of Cape Town Abstract African philosophy has necessarily come to be defined in relation to the consciousness of … Continue reading African Philosophy and the Black Radical Tradition
Decolonisation
Returns and Dislocation
“The motif of the African “been-to” as a failed bohemian “revolutionary” appeared earlier in Armah’s Fragments. We remember that in this novel, Baako, unlike other “been-tos” returned home wearing jeans, and carrying a guitar and a typewriter as sole luggage. Right from the beginning, he isolated himself from his community, which reproached him the fact … Continue reading Returns and Dislocation
Protected: Songs between Fathers and Forgotten Dreams
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Decolonising God: Religion, Spirituality and Esotericism as Vehicles for Finding Meaning, Purpose and Paths of Resistance
I wonder, is this the fate of our Nation? I wonder what is wrong with us? Why do we blame creation? How could a god that only creates be the source of devastation? - Akala: The Search, Chapter 1: Knowledge Seeker Balance is a curse to those called by dual extremes. It is standing on … Continue reading Decolonising God: Religion, Spirituality and Esotericism as Vehicles for Finding Meaning, Purpose and Paths of Resistance
A Quest on Crafting Identity and the Road towards Decolonising the Curriculum/Curriculum Change
A few thoughts on Decolonising the Mind and Moving the Centre. Decolonisation or Africanisation? Maybe there exists a place where thoughts have a language of their own; pure and untainted But that place I fear is not in my mind Maybe out of this world Away from the pitiful exercise of attempting to convey thoughts … Continue reading A Quest on Crafting Identity and the Road towards Decolonising the Curriculum/Curriculum Change
Simon Rakei 