Xenophobia in South Africa: why it's time to unsettle narratives about migrants: Four people died in the latest violence and looting to hit shops owned by foreign nationals in Soweto, Johannesburg. Sowetan/Thulani MbeleForeign nationals have, yet again, been attacked, displaced and had their shops looted in South Africa. This is an unfortunate – but entirely unsurprising – way … [Read more...] about Xenophobia in South Africa: why it’s time to unsettle narratives about migrants | The Conversation
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Narratives about South Africa’s black athletes need to be reclaimed and retold | The Conversation
Narratives about South Africa's black athletes need to be reclaimed and retold: Ron Eland, at far left, in Great Britain's 1948 Olympic team. The stories of Eland and other black athletes must be told. Pic taken from Haliday, J. (1950). Olympic Weight-lifting with Body Building for all. London: Pullum & SonsA fair amount has been written by academics about the history … [Read more...] about Narratives about South Africa’s black athletes need to be reclaimed and retold | The Conversation
Secular transcendence for couch potatoes? Why we love sport’s narratives | The Conversation
Secular transcendence for couch potatoes? Why we love sport's narratives: Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand stops running during the 5000m race to help Abbey D'Agostino of the USA after D'Agostino suffered a cramp. Kai Pfaffenbach/ReutersIt seems that the Olympic Games have passed “peak television”, with worldwide viewership numbers for Rio 2016 down substantially from … [Read more...] about Secular transcendence for couch potatoes? Why we love sport’s narratives | The Conversation
South Africa’s politicians must guard against killer narratives | The Conversation
South Africa's politicians must guard against killer narratives: Supporters of Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters hold a mock coffin of the governing ANC during an election rally in 2014. Reuters/Skyler Reid Humans are a storytelling species that is immersed in and perceives the world through the narratives that shape its emotional and ethical realities. The … [Read more...] about South Africa’s politicians must guard against killer narratives | The Conversation
Literature by Africans in the diaspora can help create alternative narratives | The Conversation
Literature by Africans in the diaspora can help create alternative narratives: ShutterstockCelebrated Ghanaian writer and academic Ama Ata Aidoo has no time for “Afropolitans”. This is a notion popularised by the self-described “multi-local” author Taiye Selasi. Afropolitans are a current, cosmopolitan generation of “Africans of the world”. But … [Read more...] about Literature by Africans in the diaspora can help create alternative narratives | The Conversation
