Entrenching Privilege: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Afriforum Jeug During the #Mustfall Protests at the University of Pretoria: A Case Study

IF 0.9 4区社会学 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Politikon Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI:10.1080/02589346.2022.2032914

Quraysha Bibi Ismail Sooliman

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ABSTRACT The #FMF protests at the University of Pretoria (UP) and universities across South Africa reflected a confrontation with power and an exhibition of distrust in democratic institutions. #Fallists consciously chose to challenge pre-determined notions of ‘the right to education' and the pervasiveness of gatekeeping and access. These were questions intricately linked with their past. On all campuses, including UP, the #Fallists encountered many challenges. At UP, students who had affiliated themselves with the AfriForum Jeug student society contested very specifically the ‘rights’ that the #Fallists were demanding. This paper involves a modest attempt at formulating the possibilities that have been opened up by considering the #MustFall events in light of the responses by white Afrikaans speaking students. In this case study, one of the challenges faced by the #Fallists at UP was the opposition they encountered from AfriForum Jeug. How was this tug-o-war to be read and understood? The AfriForum case study is particularly relevant since it has been significantly argued that a dominant motivation and rationale for participation in the #MustFall protests included a pushback against persistent inequality and racism.

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巩固特权:非洲论坛在比勒陀利亚大学抗议期间的批判性话语分析:个案研究

在比勒陀利亚大学(UP)和南非各地大学发生的#FMF抗议活动反映了与权力的对抗以及对民主制度的不信任。#Fallists有意识地选择挑战预先确定的“受教育权”概念，以及无处不在的把关和准入。这些问题与他们的过去有着错综复杂的联系。在包括北方邦大学在内的所有校园里，上榜者们都遇到了许多挑战。在UP，加入AfriForum jeeg学生社团的学生，非常明确地反对# falllists所要求的“权利”。本文根据讲南非荷兰语的白人学生的反应，通过考虑#MustFall事件，对各种可能性进行了适度的阐述。在这个案例研究中，#Fallists在UP面临的挑战之一，是来自非洲论坛的反对。如何解读和理解这场拉锯战?非洲论坛的案例研究尤为重要，因为人们一直认为，参与#MustFall抗议活动的主要动机和理由包括对持续存在的不平等和种族主义的抵制。

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Politikon POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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32 weeks

期刊介绍： Politikon focuses primarily on South African politics, but not exclusively so. Over the years the journal has published articles by some of the world" leading political scientists, including Arend Lijphart, Samuel Huntingdon, and Philippe Schmitter. It has also featured important contributions from South Africa"s leading political philosophers, political scientists and international relations experts. It has proved an influential journal, particularly in debates over the merits of South Africa"s constitutional reforms (in 1983 and 1994). In the last few years special issues have focused on women and politics in South Africa, and the South African election of 1999.