A Matter of "Knowledge in the Blood"? Unperforming Racial and Ethnic Prejudice in Tertiary Educational Spaces in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4919323 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chinyowa, Chinyowa Chinyowa (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 91 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2156-7263 • E-ISSN: 2156-695X |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/africonfpeacrevi.3.2.91 |
| OpenAlex | W1989930745 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Although the relatively new state of South Africa has been dubbed the rainbow nation by its iconic first president, Nelson Mandela, the much- anticipated shift from apartheid segregation to an inclusive constitutional democracy has been plagued by racial and ethnic prejudice, intermittent civil protests and violent crime. The shift in po liti cal power has not been accompanied by concomitant transformation towards a truly nonracial democratic state. Jansen (2011) singles out the institutional racism that has continued to corrode the social fabric of South Africa in schools, colleges, and universities. He further asserts that in order to deal with such prejudice, direct confrontation does not work, nor does the performance of truth and reconciliation narratives. This article argues that tackling racial and ethnic conflicts requires an understanding of what constitutes knowledge in the blood. The received knowledge embedded in people's minds and hearts through intergenera- tional transmission tends to trigger nostalgic memories that have hindered young South Af ri cans from moving towards a truly
Democracy · Ethnic group · Narrative · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Racism · Social science · Sociology · Education Systems and Policy · Gender Studies · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |