Bhekizizwe Peterson
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Mandela as ‘underdog’ and a fresh look at the liberation struggle
In Spear: Mandela and other Revolutionaries, Madiba is cast as an underdog and the rise of Umkhonto weSizwe is explored by reframing the archives. In Ghosts of Archives we…
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An ‘aesthetic inheritance’: ugogo the [visual] griot
Refiguring ugogo as a critical figure in the making of Black [visual] archives
Bheki Peterson: Pursuing radical epistemological thought with an understated erudition
The soft-spoken scholar had a towering impact on scholarship, artistic work, teaching practice and activism
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‘Speaking like falling’: Centring ukhoko’s tongue
Through her praxis, Kholeka Shange interrogates the marginalisation of African languages in the academy
(R)evolution in 4/4: The contribution of South Africa’s urban music to new meanings of freedom
Kwaito and house music have broadened the scope of struggle and stretched the definition of freedom
What filmmakers can learn from Steve
Artists are not only reporters, but also interpreters and social actors, writes Bhekizizwe Peterson.