South Africa serves as one of our historical case studies in class. After giving background to European colonization and the origins of white rule, we start looking at ways people challenged the system of apartheid. A central facet of that discussion is the work and ideas of Steven Biko. We read Biko's essay "Black Consciousness & the Quest for Humanity" and watch the film Cry Freedom starring Denzel Washington and Kevin Kline. We watch only the first half of the film that deals with Biko; and it serves as a great introduction to the nature of and struggle against apartheid as well as Biko's philosophy.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
South Africa: 20 Years after Apartheid
South Africa serves as one of our historical case studies in class. After giving background to European colonization and the origins of white rule, we start looking at ways people challenged the system of apartheid. A central facet of that discussion is the work and ideas of Steven Biko. We read Biko's essay "Black Consciousness & the Quest for Humanity" and watch the film Cry Freedom starring Denzel Washington and Kevin Kline. We watch only the first half of the film that deals with Biko; and it serves as a great introduction to the nature of and struggle against apartheid as well as Biko's philosophy.
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