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BOOK REVIEWS History Education at the Edge of the Nation: Political Autonomy, Educational Reforms, and Memory-shaping in European Periphery Walter SengaiNational University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho ... History Wars' which unpacks the complicated relationship between political conflict, social memory, and history teaching in schools from a cross-border perspective. Interestingly, the topic has already
unified a deeply stratified and class-based society under an ethno-nationalist banner.16 Moreover, from the 19th century, concern for poor white communities took centre stage across religious, political ... so-called 'poor whiteism' in South Africa.78 In the political climate of the 1930s, fears of miscegenation, agteruitgang (regression), and the depiction of Africans as a threat to the survival of the
A Kenyan philosopher, Henry Odera Oruka (1944-1995), conceptualised and articulated the six trends in African philosophy. These are ethno-philosophy, nationalistic-ideological philosophy, artistic ... (or literary philosophy), professional philosophy, philosophic sagacity and hermeneutic philosophy. In this article, we maintain that the last three of these trends, namely professional philosophy
.• David Ndii: The paper is development fundamentalism.• Mutakha Khangu: The paper is a policy Malfunction.• Okoth Ogendo: The paper is neither a political philosophy nor a plan but a simple answer to public ... learning of three national philosophies: African socialism and Harambee and Nyayo philosophy. This article reflects on African socialism, which is anchored in Sessional Paper No 10, 1965, titled "African
texts, media, and academic articles. It is underpinned by the Ubuntu African Philosophy and it concludes that there is an alignment between the democratic values and the CAPS Policy document. Findings ... a journey to redress past social injustices that continue to breed socio-economic inequality, poverty, and racism. It is for these reasons that Ubuntu African Philosophy is considered appropriate for
Situated in the context of philosophy of history, this article explains the use of substantive concepts and procedural concepts to generate historical understanding and examines the relationship ... historical materialism, which found political implementation in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and some of the developing countries. The critical or formal aspect of philosophy of history deals with the
curriculum. Hence, their knowledge about school history is rooted in their historical, social, political, educational, and economic reality in which historical knowledge, common or general knowledge, political ... with economic, cultural, and political developments (Murphy, 2007) to understand the world in which they live (Grever, Pelzer & Haydn, 2011). Pendry and Husbands (1998) further argue that school history
, features prominently in the narrative. The year 1894 was a turning point in the political history of the country. It marked the formation of the Natal Indian Congress. It served as a forum for the protection ... political activists. They challenged the entire system of racial discrimination. The road travelled by the NIC was long and difficult. There have been lows and highs marked by moments of acrimony and doubts
, stereotypes, unreality, and fragmentation/isolation. He recommends a multifaceted approach to teaching history, encompassing political, economic, technological, scientific, social, religious, cultural, and ... , cultural, and aesthetic perspectives. This is at the expense of a disproportionate focus on political history, such as wars, which may contribute to bias against women's historical contributions (Osler, 1994
liberation struggle, unlike the ones whose political activism stood out. The names of the latter have enriched the pages ofhistory, achieving enduring fame and recognition. There are, however, liberation ... times for his involvement in political activities. The support he received from the South African Council of Churches enabled him to access higher education. He enrolled at the University of the
critics. The political and socioeconomic elites supported the dream. These included, among others, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Carnegie, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano ... liberties, save, and invest. However, in Kurt Vonnegut's words: "Most people are the listless playthings of enormous forces." In their persuasive political campaigns, politicians brood over the national
South Africa, especially during the tenure of former President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma whose Presidency has been described by some in his political home, the African National Congress (ANC), as the ... have over the years (re)captured the South African State for their selfish political, economic, epistemic, and ideological interests. One also needs to investigate the post-1994 activities that led to
This article employs historical records, cultural traditions, and insights from recent interviews with history teachers to trace the beginnings of history teaching and the political landscape that ... ] Hegel, GWF 1956. Philosophy of history. New York: Dover Press. [ Links ] Kimble, D 1963. A political history of Ghana: The rise of Gold Coast nationalism, 1850-1928. Oxford: Clarendon Press
, jurisprudence, philosophy, political theory, and educational theory, we have all applied ourselves to similar permutations. We are all interested in spotlighting the contribution of Black/Indigenous intellectuals ... been treated by scholars in a series of disciplinary constitutions-i.e., African languages and sociolinguistics, art history, historical studies and historiography, jurisprudence, philosophy, political
imperialism informed the establishment of the colonial universities on those very lands and their Western-based canons of history, anthropology, philosophy, science, archaeology, etc.Hence, in our intellectual ... . This happens decade after decade, creating a particular political economy in the disciplines. This is a form of both epistemic and epistemological violence-the bad wind that shuts out the good wind
political system called Apartheid. The area where this school was located was proclaimed as a white area in 1958. The school was therefore removed and relocated to the coloured area of Sarepta. Various ... There was thus a heavy reliance on research methods that would be effective in exploring social context, as well as the political atmosphere and how education was influenced by those in authority. It
experienced political violence in South Africa. Toward the end of 1987, the country was on the verge of a civil war. The economy was plummeting. Sporadic violence was spreading across the country. Lagardien was ... spreading across the country. Lagardien was friends with Chris Hani. They shared the same date of birth and would regularly meet up for lunch. Hani described the political tension in the country as a "low
more contemporary in nature and the results of political and economic policies adopted after apartheid ended in 1994 (Wassermann & Bentrovato, 2018: 72-73). These sensitive and controversial topics ... address aspects of the past that have left their remnants in the present" (Teeger, 2014: 73). The stories of ordinary people (i.e., social history) that have suffered political, economic, epistemic
background information and context to both the lives of Ivan and Lesley Schermbruker and that of communism in South Africa. The socio-political context within which Ivan and Lesley found themselves is crucial
result of the regulations, the underground and aboveground resources of the region were exploited by the Russians for approximately 50 years. As a result of subsequent political developments, especially ... 25, 1916, there were also various reasons. These are in Russian archive documents and are as follows: political, economic, religious, social life intervention, military service, tax, administration
