In no particular order here is my composition of top 10 stories shared by my peers:
1. Josh's definitions on power and privilege. This list composes the correct terminology and I feel all of us should be aware of how we use certain words, especially while being in South Africa.
2. Sarah's article over the school system and the effects on children.http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21528586.2014.887917
3. Larisa's article over the Sharpeville Massacre. The impact it has on Africans and the apartheid system. This article gives a vivid description and goes well into detail over the significance of this massacre and the effects it ultimately had.http://web.archive.org/web/20050408025334/http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/misc/sharplle.html
4. Denise's video over gangs, race, and poverty. Although it is a lengthy video just watching 10-15 minutes gives you a whole new understanding coming especially from people who lived though this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoMl_G6rL9k
5. Ignacio's video over the gay community in South Africa. This is a really interesting video and the laws that protect them in South Africa.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-iw5tmKIPI
6. Josh's video that summarized South Africa's history, what we have covered in class and other useful information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqCKIUogn6E
7. Nestor's bucket list to visiting South Africa. This gives us a great depiction on the beautiful country we are going to visit and makes me extremely excited to go on adventures. http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2013/03/18/ultimate-bucket-list-trip-south-africa/2/
8. Tiasha's article over crime and violence being so high in South Africa. I found it particularly interesting how only half of the cases make it to court. http://www.news24.com/Columnists/GuestColumn/Why-is-crime-and-violence-so-high-in-South-Africa-20140918
9. Denise's article over the role women played during this crucial time in South Africa. They led many organizations. http://www.anc.org.za/show.php?id=4667
10. Tiasha's article over mixed races. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2009/06/who-are-the-cape-coloureds-of-south-africa/#.VRm1CvmPF8E
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Week 7: Peer Reviews
This week I have read/viewed 2 different articles and watched 1 video suggested by my peers. I liked how we all were able to find very different articles as well as some of my peers searching for information I would have never thought to look for. Everyone's research is so different and important that I have learned so much. It is also such a fulfilling experience to be learning more and more about South Africa.
From Hashem's research I watched a the trailer for Invictus. The movie shows signs of tension after apartheid. Ultimately, Mandela wanted to use the power of rugby, since everyone in South Africa is in love with the sport, to unite the country. With the power and perseverance of Mandela he is able to bring more unity to South Africa and change things for the better.
From Denise's research I read an article about the chicano movement. This was particularly interesting because I learned how the chicano movement was sparked by the civil rights movement. I had never heard of such thing or made the connection that it was a very fun fact to learn. This article talks how chicano's fought for the equal rights and obtained them along with current issues that are still in play for latinos/chicanos.
From Hashem's research I watched a the trailer for Invictus. The movie shows signs of tension after apartheid. Ultimately, Mandela wanted to use the power of rugby, since everyone in South Africa is in love with the sport, to unite the country. With the power and perseverance of Mandela he is able to bring more unity to South Africa and change things for the better.
From Denise's research I read an article about the chicano movement. This was particularly interesting because I learned how the chicano movement was sparked by the civil rights movement. I had never heard of such thing or made the connection that it was a very fun fact to learn. This article talks how chicano's fought for the equal rights and obtained them along with current issues that are still in play for latinos/chicanos.
From Larisa's research I read a very interesting article about Nelson Mandela being viewed as a terrorist at one point. This article gave a lot of simplified facts about Mandela. Also talks on the misconception about Mandela fighting back with violence. I learned that Mandela co founded the paramilitary arm of the African National Congress which sabotaged political institutions. Despite this Mandela changed South Africa for the better but it still has a lot of room to grow.
I saw how Sarah made a comment on Josh's video he shared and watched some of it and I agree with her that everyone should watch it, it's a great recap!
Monday, March 2, 2015
Week 6: Indepedent research on South Africa
Generating my own research from topics we discussed in class that were not very clear to us, I found some really interesting videos and articles I would like to share with you guys.
First off, I found that there is a city in South Africa, Orania, where only Afrikaners live. I found this particularly interesting as how this is possible. In the video it says that the land is privately owned so I'm assuming this has to do with it's establishment. I wonder if any blacks have tried moving here or simply visiting.
These are the links to an article and a video on Orania.
We also spent quite some time talking about Winnie Mandela and how women's roles in apartheid and the civil right movement are not quite expressed nor talked about. I found the trailer to the movie and would love to watch it. Although reviews do say the film does not capture the role of Ms. Mandela correctly.
Here is the link to the tailer and a little review on the film.
A big topic I was interested in was post apartheid and how South Africa is today, especially Cape Town. Although I am still researching on this topic and trying to get a feeling of how the environment is over there I enjoyed reading this article. I thought it was rather interesting how the writer ended the article by referring the colored community to a litmus test.
Here is the link to the article.
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