1910-2010: South Africa as a Unitary Nation State
- Author:
- Professor Peter Merrington
- Subject:
- Humanities, Social Sciences
- Institution Name:
- University of Cape Town
- Collection:
- University of Cape Town
- Grade Level:
- Post-secondary
- Abstract:
Peter Merrington, novelist and Professor Extraordinaire in the Department of English University of the Western Cape, was guest speaker at UCT's Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) Great TextsBig Question lecture in September 2010. His illustrated lecture "First Light False Dawn" explores the making of a public cultural identity for a new nation and responds to the first hundred years (1910-2010) of South Africa as a unitary nation state. Merrington explores the meaning of heritage in the late nineteenth century in relation to then popular concepts of vernacular identity in England. He shows how ideas of Englishness influenced the quest for a new South African cultural vernacular and how the young ideologues drew on these ideas for their vision.
- Languages:
- English
- Material Type:
- Audio Lectures
- Media Format:
- Audio
- Conditions of Use:
- Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5
Comments
too dependent on powerpoint images to make sense through audio alone.