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Between Enslavement and Liberation. Narratives of Belonging from Two Farm Workers in Rural South Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID12875689
AuthorsJ K Coetzee (0000-0002-1512-8790, University of the Free State, corresponding author), Asta Rau (0000-0001-9756-220X, University of the Free State)
Year2017
Volume13
Issue1
Pages10-31
Publication date2017-01-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Sociology Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1733-8077 • E-ISSN: 1733-8077
PublisherUniversity of Lodz Press (PUBLISHER • PL)
DOI10.18778/1733-8077.13.1.02
OpenAlexW4205981806
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited10

More than two decades after the genesis of South Africa’s aspirational democracy in 1994, deep-seated forms of inequality still exist. These are explored in the narratives of two farm workers who tell of events and experiences in their everyday lives. In probing the everyday, we turn the spotlight on phenomena, events, and experiences that are simultaneously familiar yet perplexing, taken-for-granted yet questionable, tangible yet elusive. As a backdrop to the sociology of the everyday, key ideas from three social theorists — Randall Collins, Jeffrey Alexander, and Vanessa May — guide our interpretation of excerpts from the farm workers’ narratives. The farm workers’ stories are also juxtaposed with reflections on the socio-political, economic, and emotional contexts of slavery and serfdom

Democracy · Everyday life · Inequality · Interpretation (philosophy · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Serfdom · Sociology · Gender Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Philosophy · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Work Education and Practice

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Unique citing works4
Citations per year0,5
Citation span2018 - 2021 (4)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4
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