New South Africa Speak: race talk in an undergraduate debate on racialisation in post-apartheid South Africa

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Title:	New South Africa Speak: race talk in an undergraduate debate on racialisation in post-apartheid South Africa
Author:	Conradie, Marthinus
Year:	2016
Periodical:	Journal of Contemporary African Studies (ISSN 1469-9397)
Volume:	34
Issue:	4
Pages:	479-497
Language:	English
Geographic term:	South Africa
Subjects:	racism race relations students
External link:	https://doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2017.1287346
Abstract:	Working with a set of theoretical concepts from critical race theory, this article examines perspectives on the impact of micro-aggressions and systemic inequality, as elicited during on online debate among undergraduate students. The debate centred on the degree to which white South Africans may legitimately identify as Africans. This topic served as a means of stimulating talk about the effects of racialisation in post-apartheid South Africa. During the analysis, the arguments that emerged from the online debate were analysed within a framework of white talk, referred to as New South Africa Speak. All contributions to the debate were measured against the discursive forms and functions that characterise New South Africa Speak. During the conclusion the potential relevance of the findings to ongoing protest movements at South African universities is considered. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum [Journal abstract]