The Master Narrative of South Africa's Liberation Struggle: Remembering and Forgetting June 16, 1976

[...] the living memories of the Soweto uprising of June 16, 1976 have been inscribed in the master narrative of the liberation struggle constructed by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party in post-apartheid South Africa.12 The paper will conclude by offering some insights into the role o...

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Published in:The International journal of African historical studies 2007-01, Vol.40 (2), p.283-302
Main Author: Baines, Gary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
African history
African studies
Apartheid
Area studies
Children & youth
Cultural identity
Decolonization
Ethnology
Historical source materials
Historiography
History
Liberation
Memory
Narrative history
Narratives
National identity
Police
Political movements
Political protest
Rebellion
Reconciliation
Social organization, political organization and power, relations with the State
Social structure and social relations
Sources and methods
South Africa
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Summary:[...] the living memories of the Soweto uprising of June 16, 1976 have been inscribed in the master narrative of the liberation struggle constructed by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party in post-apartheid South Africa.12 The paper will conclude by offering some insights into the role of memory and forgetting in the construction of national identity and ask whether it is possible (or even desirable) to aspire to some sort of consensus about the meaning of the past in order to forge a sense of nationhood.
ISSN:0361-7882
2326-3016