Women, activism and apartheid South Africa : using play texts to document the herstory of South Africa / by Bev Orton.
This book investigates women's political activism and conflict in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, using play texts, alongside interviews with female playwrights and women who worked within the theatre, to examine issues around domestic violence, racial abuse and women in detenti...
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| Published: | Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018. Ã2018 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Women, activism and apartheid South Africa : |b using play texts to document the herstory of South Africa / |c by Bev Orton. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Bingley, UK : |b Emerald Publishing Limited, |c 2018. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2018 | |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
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| 505 | 0 | |a Intro; Women, Activism and Apartheid South Africa; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Context -- The Play Texts; A Feminist Lens; Case Studies; Readings; Chapter 1: A Brief Overview of the Dynamic Herstory of South Africa 1912-1993; The ANC; Missionaries; Charlotte Maxeke (1874-1939) -- 'Mother of Black Freedom in South Africa'; The Black (or Natives) Land Act, Act No. 27 of 1913 -- One of the First Segregation Laws; The Natives Urban Act of 1923 -- Influx Control; 1948 -- Afrikaner Nationalism; The ANCWL; The Native Amendment Act of 1953; Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW/FSAW); Campaigns | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 9 August 1956 -- March Against PassesFEDSAW -- Multiracial Society; Sharpeville and the State of Emergency; Republic of South Africa; 1970-1993; 16 June 1976 -- Students and the Soweto Riots; BCM and Theatre; The 1980s; Theatre Groups; The 1990s; Chapter 2: 'Wathint Abafazi'Wathint' -- You Strike the Woman, You Strike the Rock; Introduction; The Company and Hardships; Mampompo, Mambhele and Sdudla; Domestic Workers and Madams; Hostels and Smarties; Consciousness Raising and Empowerment; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Glass House: A Clash of Two Cultures, Detention and Aggression; Introduction | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Political ActivismSynopsis -- Glass House; Inequality; Education; Trauma; Gender-based Violence; Detention; Narratives Reflecting Pain; Chapter 4: Born in the RSA: Lies, Manipulation, Violence and Solitary Confinement; Introduction; Living Newspaper; Characters; Glen -- The Government Spy; Susan -- The Activist; Thenjiwe and Susan in Detention; Knowledge of Personal Details; Mia; Zaccariah; Realisation; Women's Voices; Chapter 5: Have You Seen Zandile? Gogo and her Granddaughter; Introduction; A Small Play?; Relationship with Mother; An Autobiographical Play; Lulama; A Space for Personal Stories | |
| 505 | 8 | |a AbandonmentPhysical Characteristics; The White Car; Gogo; Zandile's Future; Sexuality; Praise Poem; Gogo's Suitcase; A Different Play; The Politics of Visibility; Chapter 6: 'So What's New?' The Bold and the Beautiful; Introduction; Shebeen Queens -- A Brief Overview; Context; The Bold and the Beautiful; Dee and Mercedes; Mercedes; Intersectionality; Chapter 7: Women, Protest and Theatre; Truth and Reconciliation Commission; A Public Memory; Women and Access to Theatre; Funerals; Chapter 8: Twenty Years On and 'So, What's New?'; Sexual Violence; Education; Poverty; Domestic Workers | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Theatre TodayConclusion; References; Index | |
| 520 | |a This book investigates women's political activism and conflict in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, using play texts, alongside interviews with female playwrights and women who worked within the theatre, to examine issues around domestic violence, racial abuse and women in detention without trial. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Women |z South Africa |x History. | |
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