Analysing the Presentation of the 1976 Soweto Uprising in Grade 9 History Textbooks

Seroto, Johannes

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“…In June 1976, Black students organised a mass protest and about 15,000–20,000 students marched to a stadium in Soweto to express their objection to being coerced to learn Afrikaans (Seroto, 2018). The apartheid government responded by dispatching the police to disperse the crowd (Seroto, 2018). “The students did not respond to police orders to disperse and consequently, police dogs were released and teargas was fired” and the police eventually shot at the students with live ammunition (Seroto, 2018, p. 5).…”

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“…The apartheid government responded by dispatching the police to disperse the crowd (Seroto, 2018). “The students did not respond to police orders to disperse and consequently, police dogs were released and teargas was fired” and the police eventually shot at the students with live ammunition (Seroto, 2018, p. 5). Consequently, it is reported that about 176 students were murdered by the apartheid police–“at least 23 deaths occurred on the first day” (Seroto, 2018, p. 5).…”

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“…Since Blacks have historically viewed Afrikaans "as the language of apartheid and White oppression", Black students objected to Afrikaans being used as the medium of instruction at their schools (Fazekas, 1998, p. 54). In June 1976, Black students organised a mass protest and about 15,000-20,000 students marched to a stadium in Soweto to express their objection to being coerced to learn Afrikaans (Seroto, 2018). The apartheid government responded by dispatching the police to disperse the crowd (Seroto, 2018).…”

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“…Furthermore, Afrikaners expected their slaves and workers to understand and speak Afrikaans. In twentieth-century South Africa, the apartheid government made Afrikaans the medium of instruction at selected Black schools (Seroto, 2018).…”

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Orania: A white homeland in post‐apartheid South Africa

Majavu

2022

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This paper employs the race formation theory to trace the historical origins of the idea of Orania, an exclusively White town in post‐apartheid South Africa. A key finding is that Orania is a historical product of the centuries‐old, racist idea of a White homeland in South Africa which is referred to as The Boer Republics in South African historiography. Throughout South African history, White separatist ideas have always served as the foundation for the Afrikaner White homeland narrative. This paper uses the concept of White identity politics to frame the discourse of the “vulnerable White minority” that White residents of Orania deploy to conceal their White separatist ideas under the aegis of culture. This article demonstrates that the practice of White identity politics in Orania offers learning opportunities for anti‐racist academics who research new forms of racism in the 21st century.

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Orania: A white homeland in post‐apartheid South Africa

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2022

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“…Education policy makers are currently proposing to make history a compulsory school subject from Grades 10-12 (Bailey, 2017;Horn, 2018:22) and for history text books which are relevant and authentic to provide the opportunity for learners to engage critically with the past (Seroto, 2018). In this vein Bharath and Bertram (2018:158) advocate "[a]ccess to a diverse and rich bank of historical sources that are appropriately contextualised would support learners in developing their understanding of the process of historical enquiry."…”

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Pseudo-scientific intellectual theories of the African child during the 20th century

Lewis

2018

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With the ascent of the National Party to power in South Africa in 1948, education reflected apartheid thinking and practices and implemented the ideology of separate development in educational institutions. Pronouncements of the African child's inferiority were reflected in government policy and legislation. The origins of this thinking and practice however can be traced to prevalent and pervasive existing racist pseudo-scientific theories where the African child was categorised and seen as intellectually inferior. Pseudo-scientific theories on the human intellect had become part of the thinking and practice of racial superiority thinking and practices propagated especially during the first part of the 20 th century. These assertions rationalised social, political and ideological arrangements of segregation at the time and formed part of the contextual mind-set in South Africa. Yet even today where a democratic and inclusive society, in which the development and recognition of the whole child is advocated, racist thinking and practices still emerge, especially in education. The aim of this paper is to examine some of these pseudo-scientific theories on the intellect of the African child from a historical-educational perspective, their reflection in educational policy documents and practices and diverse perceptions thereof. Some thoughts on the way forward for education practice, based on this discussion are also presented.

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History Education Research in Africa: A Systematic Scoping Review (2013–2023)

Boadu,

Bonsu

2024

History Education in Africa

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Analysing the Presentation of the 1976 Soweto Uprising in Grade 9 History Textbooks

Cited by 6 publications

References 14 publications

Orania: A white homeland in post‐apartheid South Africa

Orania: A white homeland in post‐apartheid South Africa

Pseudo-scientific intellectual theories of the African child during the 20th century

History Education Research in Africa: A Systematic Scoping Review (2013–2023)

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