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Half a lifetime ago, I made a mark
Angelo Fick reflects on twenty years of democracy, and on being taught by J.M. Coetzee.
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Tagged 1994, ANC, apartheid, Chris Hani, elections, Inkatha, J.M. Coetzee, Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo
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Un-ma(s)king Mandela: an interview with Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi
In an interview with Joshua Maserow, Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi meditates on the relation between Art, capitalism and popular mythology.
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Tagged Anene Booysen, Apartheid museum, hero, history, icon, knowledge, myth, Nelson Mandela, painting, Reeva Steenkamp, Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi
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Orientalism
Following the kerfuffle caused by the Mount Nelson’s gingerbread shack cake, Sarah Emily Duff outlines the problematics of food writing.
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Tagged depoliticised, exploitation, food, Mount Nelson Hotel, Nelson Mandela, privilege, Woolworths
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