Ahmed Veriava
Biographic Data
| ID | 637538 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ahmed Veriava |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ahmed |
| FAMILY NAME | Veriava |
| SIGNATURE | VERIAVA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5818-1439 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Articulating difference: Reading Biko-with-Hall
This article centres a selected set of “race-class debates” from the 1970s that were characterized by a powerful reformulation of political critiques of the South African racial order, both from within Marxist thought and with the dramatic entry of Black Consciousness onto the political stage. Our discussion focuses on two exemplary interventions: Biko’s testimony at the SASO/BPC trial and his presentation of the theoretical basis of BC’s politic…
Frank-talking: A reading of Biko's statement "On Death" with Foucault's concept of parrhesia
This article is about a practice of “frank-talking” associated with Steve Biko and the BC movement of the 1970s. It sets out a reading of a short fragment titled “On Death” (found at the end of I Write What I Like) through the lens of the (coincidental) connection between Biko’s Frank-talk and Foucault’s lectures on parrhesia. Through an intentional mispronunciation of the concept of parrhesia, I re-member Biko’s statement “On Death,” and the sce…
Commodification, water infrastructure, and methodologies for counting water losses in South Africa
This article takes up the story of a numerical indicator of system water losses called Non-Revenue Water (NRW), which is becoming an important measure for benchmarking South African Water Service Authorities (WSAs). The aim of this paper is, in the first place, to document the adoption of NRW as a Performance Indicator (PI), showing how it reflects a shift in the domestic regulatory framework in South Africa and the assumed priorities of water ma…
The Two Economies, Primitive Accumulation, and the Government of the State
This article is about representations of poverty and governmental frameworks for addressing poverty in postapartheid South Africa. It is, therefore, also about “the poor,” about their place in society and the ways they intervene in the making of the present. The article returns to a South African metaphor—Thabo Mbeki's “two economies” thesis—focused on the problem of poverty, its causes, and the governmental approach to combating it. This discuss…
Leaving Solomon House
Non-revenue water and non-revenue life: A reflection on the making and mitigating of water losses in Johannesburg
This article focuses on the problem of water losses, taken up through a discussion of a contentious infrastructure project called Operation Gcin’amanzi. It shows how Johannesburg Water worked to make a set of infrastructural and institutional-political ‘problems’ visible through numbers, highlighting important shifts in technologies of government. Today water loss auditing is becoming more important in the management of water infrastructure, and …
Introduction: Reopening the Constituent Process
Introduction| April 01 2015 Introduction: Reopening the Constituent Process Ahmed Veriava Ahmed Veriava Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google South Atlantic Quarterly (2015) 114 (2): 426–435. https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-2862798 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Si…
Remembering Biko for the Here and Now
"Biko," four letters rich in signification, gathering the labor of a generation in struggle—a veritable treasure chest bringing out the usual looters.KeywordsNational CultureOrdinary PeopleBlack PeopleAfrican CultureBlack Middle ClassThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves
The Two Economies, Primitive Accumulation, and the Government of the State
This article is about representations of poverty and governmental frameworks for addressing poverty in postapartheid South Africa. It is, therefore, also about “the poor,” about their place in society and the ways they intervene in the making of the present. The article returns to a South African metaphor—Thabo Mbeki's “two economies” thesis—focused on the problem of poverty, its causes, and the governmental approach to combating it. This discuss…
Leaving Solomon House
Non-revenue water and non-revenue life: A reflection on the making and mitigating of water losses in Johannesburg
This article focuses on the problem of water losses, taken up through a discussion of a contentious infrastructure project called Operation Gcin’amanzi. It shows how Johannesburg Water worked to make a set of infrastructural and institutional-political ‘problems’ visible through numbers, highlighting important shifts in technologies of government. Today water loss auditing is becoming more important in the management of water infrastructure, and …
Remembering Biko for the Here and Now
"Biko," four letters rich in signification, gathering the labor of a generation in struggle—a veritable treasure chest bringing out the usual looters.KeywordsNational CultureOrdinary PeopleBlack PeopleAfrican CultureBlack Middle ClassThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves
Introduction: Reopening the Constituent Process
Introduction| April 01 2015 Introduction: Reopening the Constituent Process Ahmed Veriava Ahmed Veriava Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google South Atlantic Quarterly (2015) 114 (2): 426–435. https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-2862798 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Si…
The Two Economies, Primitive Accumulation, and the Government of the State
This article is about representations of poverty and governmental frameworks for addressing poverty in postapartheid South Africa. It is, therefore, also about “the poor,” about their place in society and the ways they intervene in the making of the present. The article returns to a South African metaphor—Thabo Mbeki's “two economies” thesis—focused on the problem of poverty, its causes, and the governmental approach to combating it. This discuss…
Leaving Solomon House
Non-revenue water and non-revenue life: A reflection on the making and mitigating of water losses in Johannesburg
This article focuses on the problem of water losses, taken up through a discussion of a contentious infrastructure project called Operation Gcin’amanzi. It shows how Johannesburg Water worked to make a set of infrastructural and institutional-political ‘problems’ visible through numbers, highlighting important shifts in technologies of government. Today water loss auditing is becoming more important in the management of water infrastructure, and …
Commodification, water infrastructure, and methodologies for counting water losses in South Africa
This article takes up the story of a numerical indicator of system water losses called Non-Revenue Water (NRW), which is becoming an important measure for benchmarking South African Water Service Authorities (WSAs). The aim of this paper is, in the first place, to document the adoption of NRW as a Performance Indicator (PI), showing how it reflects a shift in the domestic regulatory framework in South Africa and the assumed priorities of water ma…
Articulating difference: Reading Biko-with-Hall
This article centres a selected set of “race-class debates” from the 1970s that were characterized by a powerful reformulation of political critiques of the South African racial order, both from within Marxist thought and with the dramatic entry of Black Consciousness onto the political stage. Our discussion focuses on two exemplary interventions: Biko’s testimony at the SASO/BPC trial and his presentation of the theoretical basis of BC’s politic…
Frank-talking: A reading of Biko's statement "On Death" with Foucault's concept of parrhesia
This article is about a practice of “frank-talking” associated with Steve Biko and the BC movement of the 1970s. It sets out a reading of a short fragment titled “On Death” (found at the end of I Write What I Like) through the lens of the (coincidental) connection between Biko’s Frank-talk and Foucault’s lectures on parrhesia. Through an intentional mispronunciation of the concept of parrhesia, I re-member Biko’s statement “On Death,” and the sce…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · South African History and Culture (5 works) · Law (4 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (3 works) · Foucault, Power, and Ethics (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Accounting (2 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Audit (2 works)