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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"forced removals"”.
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Temporal representation in narratives of forced removals : a narrative analysis of life story texts
… examined the life stories of three victims of forced removals. It is based on an understanding that there is much that we can learn from the lives of 'ordinary people' and that the oral medium is a rich source of understanding other aspects of society. Chapter 1 sketches the background of this …
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Current manifestation of trauma experienced during forced removals under apartheid: interviews with a former �VLAKTE� inhabitant
… of trauma is not in question, nor the fact that forced removals cause trauma. I am exploring testimony in the form of interviews for possible current manifestations of this trauma thirty-six years down the line.
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Reclaiming histories: The resounding call issued through the Simonites culturally-marginalised memory of the apartheid forced removals
… of the Simonites' memory of the apartheid forced removals reveals that their memory is framed to meet a present cultural demand. Namely, the need to transform their culturally-marginalised social position as administered by the rainbow identity and subsequent citizenship status. Reclaimed …
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The development of counter-surveying as a methodology to document forced removals: case studies of District Six and Die Vlakte
Nearly 30 years post-apartheid, many victims of forced removals remain displaced, their sense of place and identity fractured. The methodology of counter-surveying, though underdeveloped, has been proposed to identify sites of forced removals and engage with affected communities. According to …
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More than an apartheid loss : recovering and remembering Fairview, a 'lost' Group Areas history
… of the Group Areas Act (1950) and the consequent forced removals this thesis recovers the history of Fairview, Port Elizabeth. I examine how this neighbourhood is remembered through oral histories, family photographs and memory maps, alongside archival, media and literary representations of the …
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Children on the move : experiences of children living in a temporary relocation camp in Cape Town, South Africa.
… 2011. Themes identified examined the effects of forced removals, displacement, marginality and the prevalence of violence in Bluewaters Refugee Camp Site C and Symphony Way Temporary Relocation Area. Exploring pathways and patterns of identity, embodiment and experiences of health and illness, …
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Spirit of the land : politics, memory, and the sacred in South African land claims
… historical background and legal analysis of forced removals, evictions, and relocations, the thesis calls attention to the role of religion in South African land claims. Although the people in these case studies believe that returning to their original land will materially improve their …
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On the Periphery: a place of transition on the East City and the redevelopment of District Six
… It finds itself at the east periphery where forced removals had divided the dynamic community of District Six and its link to the city centre. The structure of the document begins with the spatial experience of the city ‘edge', having no lived experience of the community, one can only feel …
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Nostalgia and heritage in Korsten, Port Elizabeth, 1956 to 1990
… the trauma of displacement (as a consequence of forced removals) and the nostalgia associated with the joy of an 'era of entertainment’ they experienced as young adults in new structures such as grand cinemas and dance halls, is central to addressing the argument of this study. Three themes …
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We have lost one another
… of ongoing loss through settler colonialism, forced removals and now restitution. In this pivotal time of return bodies and land once displaced reunite, this study focusses on the fissure between subjects, objects and relations (things) as District Six enters the phase of reparation, …
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Stranger's Location: Interrogating Apartheid Spatial Legacies and the Idea of Home in New Brighton
… an interesting but problematic history involving forced removals, resulting in townships such as New Brighton. This document serves as an explication of a body of practical work that forms the major part of this research which strives to highlight the historical continuation of segregation and …
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Development, Security and Displacement: An Ethnographic Case Study of Rocinha and other Key Favelas in Rio de Janeiro
… Of particular concern are the record numbers of forced removals occurring in areas important to elite lifestyles and capitalist accumulation in general. The figures would have been substantially higher had fierce local resistance not slowed the City’s plans. By mid-2013 the recent political …
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The neo-liberalisation of nature : contextualising the resolution of land claims in the Kruger National Park
… areas is marked by the unfortunate reality of forced removals and land dispossession. Ultimately landlessness created an unequal society in terms of land holding, use and ownership. Nature conservation was also not spared. The land reform program in South Africa more especially the land …
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The empathy imperative : primary narratives in South African history teaching
… narratives about the Holocaust and Apartheid Forced Removals in classroom and museum interactions with learners. A dialogue with the interrelated fields of oral history, trauma research and memory and narrative studies, as well as positioning theory and pedagogical theories on history …
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Threads of place: understanding the intangible memories of space and place – the case of Stellenbosch
… to claim land that was lost during the forced removals (Du Toit, 2010). Despite this, there is a continued spatial disjunction and fraction that echoes that of apartheid spatial planning. The sense of place evident in the Stellenbosch historical core currently lacks representation of …
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Redistribution of land among the communities of Ngotshe District in Vryheid : problems and challenges
… is the history of conquest, dispossession, forced removals, unjust policies, detribalization and poverty. Development , on the land was seen as a prerogative of the White minority. Underdevelopment, on the other hand was considered a natural state for the overwhelming black majority class. …
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An analysis of war trauma and refugee distress among Bosnian Muslim women : exploring social and personal healing in the aftermath
… identity. Second, findings explicate how war and forced removals impacted familial and communal relationships. Women experienced relational losses through death and separation; they also lost the anchoring of their social identities. In exile, role expectations and demands radically shifted. …
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The Free[way] City: An exploration of Inner City Renewal through the removal of Settlers Way Freeway in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
… of problems since the 1960s. These include forced removals, relocation of critical functions and the implementation of obdurate infrastructure. One of the most destructive of these forces was the construction of the Settlers Way Freeway in 1963. This freeway cuts through the inner city and …
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Investigating the perceived effects of street art in Urban Regeneration, Gentrification and on the local community in Cape Town's Woodstock and Salt River
… process is often compared by the media to the forced removals and neighbourhood segregation seen under Apartheid. Today, governments and municipalities are saddled with the task of trying to regenerate areas and inspire investment, whilst simultaneously protecting previously disadvantaged …
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[Co]Building for A displaced community: the conduction of place-making strategies as a means of addressing spatial segregation
… design as an act of resistance to histories of forced removals and displacement.
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