Cyril Adonis
Biographic Data
| ID | 4447715 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cyril Adonis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cyril |
| FAMILY NAME | Adonis |
| SIGNATURE | ADONIS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8114-8407 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Repoliticizing memory studies: A concluding roundtable discussion
This roundtable discussion, featuring an interdisciplinary panel of scholars from the fields of History, Philosophy, Psychology, Peace and Conflict Studies, among others, reflects on what there is to be learned from incorporating socioeconomic analysis into the study of memory, particularly during ongoing violence, or in its aftermath. Panelists discuss how these themes emerge from their work, how they incorporate intersectional, intergenerationa…
Locations that resist telling: Making space for socioeconomic analysis in memory studies
This special issue of Memory Studies draws on the nexus between mass violence and socioeconomic inequality. It emerged from an interdisciplinary workshop entitled “Memory at the Intersection of Mass Violence and Socioeconomic Inequality,” held at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, Canada, in 2018. The special issue assembles a diversity of interdisciplinary scholarship addressing various ways in which entrenched structural violence intersects with …
The crown without the jewels: South Africa’s flawed transition and its implications for social justice and equity in post-apartheid South Africa
Apartheid was designed to secure rights, benefits, and privileges for White South Africans at the expense of Black people through mechanisms of domination, exploitation, and oppression. By the time democracy was achieved in 1994, the legacy of colonialism and apartheid had left South Africa economically fragmented, with stark inequalities along racial lines. To address the legacy of these injustices, the newly democratically elected government in…
Institutional culture and transformation in higher education in post-1994 South Africa: A critical race theory analysis
Apartheid left in its wake a South Africa characterized by social inequalities that are embedded and reflected in all spheres of social life, including the higher education system. While the post-apartheid government has made efforts to transform the higher education system it inherited, the pace has been slow and has fallen significantly short of what many regard as modest expectations. This paper interrogates why transformation has remained elu…
Vuwani: Understanding the violent community response to municipal boundary re-demarcation
Prior to May 2016, the relatively unknown community of Vuwani in the Limpopo Province of South Africa had hardly been prone to violent protests and destruction of public property. This changed when the Limpopo High Court dismissed an application by the Masia Tribal Council and eight others to set aside the Municipal Demarcation Board’s decision to incorporate Vuwani and parts of Thulamela Local Municipality into a single new municipality. What fo…
Generational victimhood in post-apartheid South Africa: Perspectives of descendants of victims of apartheid era gross human rights violations
In post-apartheid South Africa, insufficient consideration is given to how historical injustices affect current generations and how they could affect future generations. This has implications for issues such as intergenerational justice and equity. Framed within historical trauma theory and the life-course perspective, this paper explores notions of victimhood in post-apartheid Africa. It draws on qualitative interviews conducted with 20 children…
Generational forgiveness and historical injustices: Perspectives of descendants of victims of Apartheid-era gross human rights violations in South Africa
This study explored the issue of generational forgiveness in the political sphere in contemporary South Africa. It is based on qualitative interviews conducted with 20 children and grandchildren (females = 10, males = 10) of victims of Apartheidera gross human rights violations. The interview data were interpretively analysed to uncover underlying meaning. The results yielded three main themes namely: the myth of forgiveness in politics; politica…
Exploring interpersonal issues and challenges confronting ex-combatant fathers and their sons in post-apartheid South Africa
This study explores interpersonal issues and challenges confronting ex-combatant fathers and their sons in post-apartheid South Africa. It draws on life-story interviews conducted with six father–son pairs. The interviews were subjected to a thematic interpretive analysis, which revealed a number of salient themes. Some of these were shared by both fathers and sons, while others were specific to each cohort. Shared themes were the nature of the f…
Religion and Conflict Resolution: Christianity and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Megan Shore. There Was This Goat: Investigating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Testimony…
South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy has been the subject of intense scholarly interest. It started during the pre-1994 negotiations for a transitional settlement, intensified in the post-1994 era with the introduction of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and continued after the TRC completed its tenure. The result has been a myriad of publications that have enriched the field of transitional justice. Given the extens…
Institutional culture and transformation in higher education in post-1994 South Africa: A critical race theory analysis
Apartheid left in its wake a South Africa characterized by social inequalities that are embedded and reflected in all spheres of social life, including the higher education system. While the post-apartheid government has made efforts to transform the higher education system it inherited, the pace has been slow and has fallen significantly short of what many regard as modest expectations. This paper interrogates why transformation has remained elu…
Generational victimhood in post-apartheid South Africa: Perspectives of descendants of victims of apartheid era gross human rights violations
In post-apartheid South Africa, insufficient consideration is given to how historical injustices affect current generations and how they could affect future generations. This has implications for issues such as intergenerational justice and equity. Framed within historical trauma theory and the life-course perspective, this paper explores notions of victimhood in post-apartheid Africa. It draws on qualitative interviews conducted with 20 children…
Vuwani: Understanding the violent community response to municipal boundary re-demarcation
Prior to May 2016, the relatively unknown community of Vuwani in the Limpopo Province of South Africa had hardly been prone to violent protests and destruction of public property. This changed when the Limpopo High Court dismissed an application by the Masia Tribal Council and eight others to set aside the Municipal Demarcation Board’s decision to incorporate Vuwani and parts of Thulamela Local Municipality into a single new municipality. What fo…
Religion and Conflict Resolution: Christianity and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Megan Shore. There Was This Goat: Investigating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Testimony…
South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy has been the subject of intense scholarly interest. It started during the pre-1994 negotiations for a transitional settlement, intensified in the post-1994 era with the introduction of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and continued after the TRC completed its tenure. The result has been a myriad of publications that have enriched the field of transitional justice. Given the extens…
Exploring interpersonal issues and challenges confronting ex-combatant fathers and their sons in post-apartheid South Africa
This study explores interpersonal issues and challenges confronting ex-combatant fathers and their sons in post-apartheid South Africa. It draws on life-story interviews conducted with six father–son pairs. The interviews were subjected to a thematic interpretive analysis, which revealed a number of salient themes. Some of these were shared by both fathers and sons, while others were specific to each cohort. Shared themes were the nature of the f…
Generational forgiveness and historical injustices: Perspectives of descendants of victims of Apartheid-era gross human rights violations in South Africa
This study explored the issue of generational forgiveness in the political sphere in contemporary South Africa. It is based on qualitative interviews conducted with 20 children and grandchildren (females = 10, males = 10) of victims of Apartheidera gross human rights violations. The interview data were interpretively analysed to uncover underlying meaning. The results yielded three main themes namely: the myth of forgiveness in politics; politica…
Generational victimhood in post-apartheid South Africa: Perspectives of descendants of victims of apartheid era gross human rights violations
In post-apartheid South Africa, insufficient consideration is given to how historical injustices affect current generations and how they could affect future generations. This has implications for issues such as intergenerational justice and equity. Framed within historical trauma theory and the life-course perspective, this paper explores notions of victimhood in post-apartheid Africa. It draws on qualitative interviews conducted with 20 children…
Vuwani: Understanding the violent community response to municipal boundary re-demarcation
Prior to May 2016, the relatively unknown community of Vuwani in the Limpopo Province of South Africa had hardly been prone to violent protests and destruction of public property. This changed when the Limpopo High Court dismissed an application by the Masia Tribal Council and eight others to set aside the Municipal Demarcation Board’s decision to incorporate Vuwani and parts of Thulamela Local Municipality into a single new municipality. What fo…
Institutional culture and transformation in higher education in post-1994 South Africa: A critical race theory analysis
Apartheid left in its wake a South Africa characterized by social inequalities that are embedded and reflected in all spheres of social life, including the higher education system. While the post-apartheid government has made efforts to transform the higher education system it inherited, the pace has been slow and has fallen significantly short of what many regard as modest expectations. This paper interrogates why transformation has remained elu…
Repoliticizing memory studies: A concluding roundtable discussion
This roundtable discussion, featuring an interdisciplinary panel of scholars from the fields of History, Philosophy, Psychology, Peace and Conflict Studies, among others, reflects on what there is to be learned from incorporating socioeconomic analysis into the study of memory, particularly during ongoing violence, or in its aftermath. Panelists discuss how these themes emerge from their work, how they incorporate intersectional, intergenerationa…
Locations that resist telling: Making space for socioeconomic analysis in memory studies
This special issue of Memory Studies draws on the nexus between mass violence and socioeconomic inequality. It emerged from an interdisciplinary workshop entitled “Memory at the Intersection of Mass Violence and Socioeconomic Inequality,” held at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, Canada, in 2018. The special issue assembles a diversity of interdisciplinary scholarship addressing various ways in which entrenched structural violence intersects with …
The crown without the jewels: South Africa’s flawed transition and its implications for social justice and equity in post-apartheid South Africa
Apartheid was designed to secure rights, benefits, and privileges for White South Africans at the expense of Black people through mechanisms of domination, exploitation, and oppression. By the time democracy was achieved in 1994, the legacy of colonialism and apartheid had left South Africa economically fragmented, with stark inequalities along racial lines. To address the legacy of these injustices, the newly democratically elected government in…
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · South African History and Culture (4 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Accountability (2 works)