Jesse Bucher
Biographic Data
| ID | 122160 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jesse Bucher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jesse |
| FAMILY NAME | Bucher |
| SIGNATURE | BUCHER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Roanoke College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Theatre and Performance in Alternative Histories of Steve Biko's Death in Detention
I still thought [Biko] was shamming. I had had experience before with this tendency. —Colonel Goosen, 1977 inquest There was also a BBC reconstruction of the inquest with a well-known actor who played Sydney Kentridge—which I said that he wasn't as good as Sydney Kentridge, they should have had Sydney play himself. —George Bizos, 13 May 2008
African Kings and Black Slaves
The skull of Mkwawa and the politics of indirect rule in Tanganyika
This article traces the history of a key symbol of colonial authority in Tanganyika – the skull of the defeated Hehe chief, Mkwawa. From the late 1890s through to the 1950s, officials in both the German and British colonial states wrote extensively about the skull, contending that it served as a linchpin of traditional authority amongst the Hehe people. At the same time that colonial officers attempted to reinforce the importance of the skull – t…
Shaping the New World
The Possibility of Care
This article analyzes the debates surrounding the inadequate medical care reportedly offered to Steve Biko during the final weeks of his life in 1977. For the past three decades, medical ethicists have used the so-called 'Biko Case' to define the ethical obligations of medical practitioners who operate under systems of authoritarian rule. This evaluation of Biko's death has reduced the history of apartheid to a narrative of political repression. …
The skull of Mkwawa and the politics of indirect rule in Tanganyika
This article traces the history of a key symbol of colonial authority in Tanganyika – the skull of the defeated Hehe chief, Mkwawa. From the late 1890s through to the 1950s, officials in both the German and British colonial states wrote extensively about the skull, contending that it served as a linchpin of traditional authority amongst the Hehe people. At the same time that colonial officers attempted to reinforce the importance of the skull – t…
The Possibility of Care
This article analyzes the debates surrounding the inadequate medical care reportedly offered to Steve Biko during the final weeks of his life in 1977. For the past three decades, medical ethicists have used the so-called 'Biko Case' to define the ethical obligations of medical practitioners who operate under systems of authoritarian rule. This evaluation of Biko's death has reduced the history of apartheid to a narrative of political repression. …
The Possibility of Care
This article analyzes the debates surrounding the inadequate medical care reportedly offered to Steve Biko during the final weeks of his life in 1977. For the past three decades, medical ethicists have used the so-called 'Biko Case' to define the ethical obligations of medical practitioners who operate under systems of authoritarian rule. This evaluation of Biko's death has reduced the history of apartheid to a narrative of political repression. …
Shaping the New World
The skull of Mkwawa and the politics of indirect rule in Tanganyika
This article traces the history of a key symbol of colonial authority in Tanganyika – the skull of the defeated Hehe chief, Mkwawa. From the late 1890s through to the 1950s, officials in both the German and British colonial states wrote extensively about the skull, contending that it served as a linchpin of traditional authority amongst the Hehe people. At the same time that colonial officers attempted to reinforce the importance of the skull – t…
Theatre and Performance in Alternative Histories of Steve Biko's Death in Detention
I still thought [Biko] was shamming. I had had experience before with this tendency. —Colonel Goosen, 1977 inquest There was also a BBC reconstruction of the inquest with a well-known actor who played Sydney Kentridge—which I said that he wasn't as good as Sydney Kentridge, they should have had Sydney play himself. —George Bizos, 13 May 2008
African Kings and Black Slaves
History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (2 works) · Law (2 works)