Exploring Transnational Dimensions of Activism in Contemporary Book Culture

Ons Klyntji and Afrikaner Activism

Bibliographic Data

ID21829939
AuthorsJana Klingenberg (0000-0002-2763-8149, University of Pretoria), Samantha Miller (0000-0003-1977-640X, University of Pretoria)
Year2023
Volume13
Issue2
Pages1-42
Publication date2023-06-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMémoires du livre (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1920-602X • E-ISSN: 1920-602X
PublisherConsortium Erudit (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.7202/1100566ar
OpenAlexW4384161212
LanguageEN
References cited22

Afrikaans developed in South Africa out of an interaction among a variety of peoples. In the beginning, Afrikaans was considered a language spoken by the lower classes, but it rose from this low position to become an official language in 1925. After the National Party started to govern South Africa in 1948, Afrikaans became the language of the oppressor during apartheid. Post‐apartheid, Afrikaners questioned their identity, feeling conflicted between pride and shame. The magazine Ons Klyntji was established in 1896 to foster a literary culture and shape Afrikaner identity, and still exists today. Throughout its publication history, the magazine was used to promote progressive causes: first in the creation of an Afrikaans literature, and then as a vehicle for protest by Afrikaners against apartheid. Both these causes developed out of a need to find a distinct identity amongst Afrikaners. The researchers argue that the publishing of Ons Klyntji has contributed positively to progressive political and social change with regards to Afrikaner identity, particularly in the post‐apartheid period

Aesthetics · Art · Feeling · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Pride · Publishing · Shame · Sociology · Gender Studies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Law · Lexicography and Language Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · South African History and Culture

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