Decolonizing the reading landscape
A conversation with Kgauhelo Dube
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9002276 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Corinne Sandwith (0000-0002-5878-2493, University of Pretoria, corresponding author), Khulukazi Soldati-Kahimbaara (University of Pretoria), Rebecca Fasselt (0000-0001-8011-0266, University of Pretoria) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 121-135 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Commonwealth Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9894 • E-ISSN: 1741-6442 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021989418787580 |
| OpenAlex | W2886072502 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
Reading and literacy projects in South Africa have a long and fascinating history. In this conversation, Kgauhelo Dube talks about a contemporary Pretoria-based initiative which seeks to promote reading and literacy through the showcasing of African authors and texts. The discussion explores some of the social and material dynamics which inform the post-apartheid reading project, including the lack of reading and library facilities in township settings and the ongoing alienation experienced by black students and scholars in white-dominated institutions. It points to the importance of the contemporary revival of the discourse of decoloniality as a means of framing the project, and as a route to understanding the broader contexts in which African literature is produced and consumed. The discussion also engages with the importance of the short story form for the public reading event and considers some of the ways in which the written text is subsequently reshaped as a dynamic and mobile digital product
Colonialism · Conversation · Decoloniality · Framing (construction · Literacy · Media studies · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Reading (process · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Communication · Gender Studies · History · Law · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · South African History and Culture
The new African
Descolonitzar la ment
The Hidden History of South Africa's Book and Reading Cultures
Decolonizing the university
Disciplining and Disinfecting Working-Class Readers in the Victorian Public Library
The Idea of Reading in Early 20th-Century South Africa
A World of Letters
Epistemic Disobedience, Independent Thought and Decolonial Freedom
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2018 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |