Becoming Worthy Ancestors: Archive, public deliberation and identity in South Af

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Why does it matter that nations should care for their archives, and that they should develop a sense of shared identity? And why should these processes take place in the public domain?

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Why does it matter that nations should care for their archives, and that they should develop a sense of shared identity? And why should these processes take place in the public domain? How can nations possibly speak about a shared sense of identity in pluralistic societies where individuals and groups have multiple identities? And how can such conversations be given relevance in public discussions of reconciliation and development in South Africa? These are the issues that the Public Conversations lecture series - an initiative of the Constitution of Public Intellectual Life Project at Wits University - proceeded from in 2006. Five years later, cross currents in contemporary South Africa have made the resumption of a public debate to clarify the meanings of identity and citizenship even more imperative, and an understanding of 'archive' even more urgent. The 2006 lectures were subsequently collected, resulting in this volume which takes its title from Weber's point, elaborated on in the chapter by Benedict Anderson that the future asks us to be worthy ancestors to the yet unborn.The title, as did the lecture series, aims to reach a broad and informed reading public because the topic is still of pressing interest in contemporary public discourse. In a changed (and, some might say, degraded) environment of public dialogue, the editor hopes to inspire a re-thinking of the very essence of what it means to be a citizen of South Africa. Becoming worthy ancestors aims to make accessible the theoretically informed, sometimes highly academic work of its various contributors. With chapters from high profile international and local contributors, it will be of interest to South African and international audiences. Editing for publication has further enhanced the accessibility of each speaker's thinking without forfeiting any of its complexity, and the addition of an introductory chapter by the editor contributes to the coherence of the volume. While the target audience is the broad public, the book is based on a core of academic thinking and research.

Author Biography

Xolela Mangcu, previously a fellow at The Constitution of Public Intellectual Life Project, is now based at the University of Johannesburg. He is Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.

Table of Contents

Evidentiary genocide: intersections of race, power and the archive. The transmission lines of the New African Movement. Some do contest the assertion that I am an African. Africa in Europe, Egypt in Greece. Unconquered and insubordinate: embracing black feminist intellectual activist legacies. Identity, politics and the archive. The goodness of nations. Why archive matters: archive, public deliberation and citizenship.

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The 2006 Public Conversations lecture series - an initiative of the Constitution of Public Intellectual Life Project at Wits University are presented to resume the public debate to clarify the meanings of identity and citizenship and an understanding of 'archive' in the context of a nation.

Details ISBN1868145328 Author Carolyn Hamilton Year 2011 ISBN-10 1868145328 ISBN-13 9781868145324 Media Book Format Paperback Short Title BECOMING WORTHY ANCESTORS Pages 256 Publisher Witwatersrand University Press Publications Language English Imprint Wits University Press Subtitle Archive, public deliberation and identity in South Africa Place of Publication Johannesburg Country of Publication South Africa Edited by Xolela Mangcu DEWEY 320.968 DOI 10.18772/22011085324 Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2011-08-01 Publication Date 2011-08-01 We've got this

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