Umbuso Wenkosi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4461677 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Umbuso Wenkosi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Umbuso |
| FAMILY NAME | Wenkosi |
| SIGNATURE | WENKOSI U |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4805-4924 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ancestral fire and visions of the unresolved past: Land, labour and death in South Africa
This article develops the concept of ancestral fire to show how unresolved violent death and unreturned human remains continue to inhabit South Africa’s present. It considers two cases: the visions of sangoma Gogo Mshanelo, who had visions of prison labourers sent to work on burning sugar cane plantations in Dududu, KwaZulu-Natal, and the 2023 fire at 80 Albert Street, Johannesburg. In Dududu, Mshanelo’s visions highlight unmarked graves of priso…
From salavinization to salvation: A reading of Frantz Fanon, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Lewis Nkosi on race and proximity
The ‘Reckless’ White Father: The Violent Deaths of Farmworkers in South Africa and their Saliences
The Gate: Spirituality and the Contestation for Land by the Dispossessed Farmworkers
At a dinner hosted by Ben Scully on 29 November 2023, Eddie asked me, “What puzzles me is that when we studied agriculture, we were interested in decent work, organizing farmworkers, the value chain, and the power of retailers in controlling the value chain. How did you arrive at the concept of spirituality?” I laughed but left the question unanswered, hoping to revisit it by recalling our farm visits in Gauteng a decade ago—experiences that shap…
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The Gate: Spirituality and the Contestation for Land by the Dispossessed Farmworkers
At a dinner hosted by Ben Scully on 29 November 2023, Eddie asked me, “What puzzles me is that when we studied agriculture, we were interested in decent work, organizing farmworkers, the value chain, and the power of retailers in controlling the value chain. How did you arrive at the concept of spirituality?” I laughed but left the question unanswered, hoping to revisit it by recalling our farm visits in Gauteng a decade ago—experiences that shap…
Ancestral fire and visions of the unresolved past: Land, labour and death in South Africa
This article develops the concept of ancestral fire to show how unresolved violent death and unreturned human remains continue to inhabit South Africa’s present. It considers two cases: the visions of sangoma Gogo Mshanelo, who had visions of prison labourers sent to work on burning sugar cane plantations in Dududu, KwaZulu-Natal, and the 2023 fire at 80 Albert Street, Johannesburg. In Dududu, Mshanelo’s visions highlight unmarked graves of priso…
From salavinization to salvation: A reading of Frantz Fanon, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Lewis Nkosi on race and proximity
The ‘Reckless’ White Father: The Violent Deaths of Farmworkers in South Africa and their Saliences
African studies and sociopolitical issues (2 works) · South African History and Culture (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 works) · Agriculture and Farm Safety (1 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (1 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (1 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (1 works) · Injury prevention (1 works) · Medicine (1 works)