Persistenza e trasformazione della “razza” in quanto realtà sociale: uno studio sugli studenti di un campus sudafricano [Persistence and transformation of ‘race’ as a social reality: a case-study on students in a South African campus]

Nardi, C. (2012) Persistenza e trasformazione della “razza” in quanto realtà sociale: uno studio sugli studenti di un campus sudafricano [Persistence and transformation of ‘race’ as a social reality: a case-study on students in a South African campus]. Paper presented to: Convegno di Etnografia 2012, Università di Bergamo, 07-09 June 2012. (Unpublished)

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Abstract:	Fifteen years since the end of apartheid with the first free elections in 1994, deep inequalities still exist in South Africa. If apartheid was a system with a rigid racial segregation, post-apartheid South Africa has institutionalised proactive policies of compensation in many sectors, including higher education, based once again on racial distinctions. While the actual utility of such affirmative action policies is still debated, we can notice that one of their unintended consequences is that of perpetuating ‘race’ as a social reality. Moreover, the persistence of segregation in housing, professions and culture tends to reinforce this side-effect. In this presentation I will discuss the salience of race among students at Rhodes University, Grahamstown. In particular, I will look at the role of race in identity construction and in the attribution of meaning to students’ everyday practices, in relation to learning activities, life in dormitories, sport and entertainment, paying special attention to the experience of the Rhodes University Chamber Choir. This ethnography has been conducted concomitantly with a study on risk perception among Rhodes University students
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology > GN301 Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > HT1501 Races. Race relations
Creators:	Nardi, Carlo
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Arts, Science & Technology
Date:	7 June 2012
Date Type:	Presentation
Event Title:	Convegno di Etnografia 2012
Event Dates:	07-09 June 2012
Event Location:	Università di Bergamo
Event Type:	Conference
Language:	Italian
Status:	Unpublished
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/4314

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