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Whose history counts : decolonising African pre-colonial historiography / June Bam, Lungisile Ntsebeza, Allan Zinn, editors.
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/Created
[Stellenbosch, South Africa] : African Sun Media, 2018.
©2018
Description
x, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Details
Subject(s)
Historiography
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Africa
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Historiography
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South Africa
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Learning and scholarship
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Africa
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History
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Learning and scholarship
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South Africa
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History
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Editor
Bam, June
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Ntsebeza, Lungisile
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Zinn, Allan
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Series
Rethinking Africa series
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Summary note
"Originally planned as a fact-based book on the pre-colonial history of the Eastern Cape in the true tradition of history, this ground-breaking book focuses on epistemological and foundational questions about the writing of history and whose history counts. Whose History Counts challenges the very concept of "pre-colonial" and explores methodologies on researching and writing history. The reason for this dramatic change of focus is attributed in the introduction of the book to the student-led rebellion that erupted following the #RhodesMustFall campaign which started at the University of Cape Town on 9 March 2015. Key to the rebellion was the students' opposition to what they dubbed "colonial" education and a clamour for, among others, a "decolonised curriculum". This book is a direct response to this clarion call."--Publisher's description.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
Section I. Decolonising historiography. Of definitions and naming: "I am the earth itself. God made me a chief on the very first day of creation."
Language as source of revitalisation and reclamation of indigenous epistemologies: contesting assumptions and re-imagining women identities in (African) Xhosa society
The missing idiom of African historiography: African historical writing in Walter Rubusana's Zemk'inkomo Magwalandini
Repositioning umakhulu as an institution of knowledge: beyond 'biologism' towards umakhulu as the body of indigenous knowledge
The long southern African past: enfolded time and the challenges of archive
Section II. The challenges of praxis. The study of earlier African societies before colonial contact in the former Xhalanga magisterial district, Eastern Cape: a case study of three villages in the district
The home of legends project: the potential and challenges of using heritage sites to tell the pre-colonial stories of the Eastern Cape
Considerations towards establishing equitable stakeholder partnerships for transformation in higher education in South Africa: A review of the challenges, constraints and possibilities in working on pre-colonial history
Allegorical critiques and national narratives: mapungubwe in South African history education
Conclusion.
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ISBN
9781928314110 ((paperback))
1928314112 ((paperback))
OCLC
1090126611
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