Student resistance to apartheid at the University of Fort Hare : freedom now, a degree tomorrow / Rico Devara Chapman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chapman, Rico Devara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Fort Hare--Students--Political activity.

University of Fort Hare.

College students, Black--Political activity--South Africa.

College students, Black.

Student movements--South Africa.

Student movements.

Anti-apartheid movements--South Africa.

Anti-apartheid movements.

College students, Black--Political activity.

Political participation.

South Africa.

Students--Political activity.

Physical Description:

xii, 135 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]

Summary:

Student Resistance to Apartheid at the University of Fort Hare: Now, a Degree Tomorrow explores forms of popular students resistance to apartheid education in South Africa, particularly at the University of Fort Hare (UFH), by tracing student activism at UFH from 1970 to 2000; highlighting the factors that influenced the development of a culture of student resistance; investigating the root causes that made Fort Hare exceptional in its stand against apartheid; and chronicling the educational and social implications that resulted from students' unparalleled and fearless actions against the apartheid system. Student resistance at Fort Hare can be traced as far back as the 1940s; This book, however, primarily focus on the critical 1970-2000 period, which was marked by increased student activism in South Africa. The 1980s and 1990s were peak years for student activism in the country. There is no doubt that student struggles during this period and thereafter helped dismantle apartheid and usher in a new South African government. Book jacket.

Contents:

The University of Fort Hare as the birthplace of activism in South Africa

Black consciousness and "sham" autonomy at Fort Hare

Fort Hare students and the Ciskei Bantustan

Towards independence: "a people's university"

Conclusion: post-apartheid higher education at Fort Hare.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-129) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Chapman, Rico Devara, author. Student resistance to apartheid at the University of Fort Hare.

ISBN:

9780739192146

0739192140

OCLC:

941139903