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In June 1977, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Assembly in Dar es Salaam declared that the political situation in South Africa and Namibia had a bearing on the church’s confessional integrity and that to manifest unity, the white member churches had to publicly reject apartheid. In 1984, considering that insufficient progress had been made, the LWF assembly in Budapest resolved to suspend the white South African and Namibian Lutheran churches from membership. This decision represents an important step in the development of the consensus, amongst progressive Christians nationally and internationally, that apartheid should be rejected not only for political but for religious reasons, because it sanctioned the division of the church into racially defined separate entities, a situation incompatible, according to them, with the requirements of the Christian faith. Using archives from several Lutheran bodies, the article examines the talks between the black and white Lutheran churches on church unity and separate development before, during, and after Budapest. Even though the white churches’ leaders expressed willingness to work towards unity and nominally rejected apartheid, the gap which separated them from the black Lutherans from South Africa and Namibia, many of whom were politically involved, was too wide to be bridged. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Motivated by critiques from black students during the protests (2015-2016), I trace continuities between the racialised discourses and knowledge regimes that justified colonial education policies and that of Education Development at a historically white South African university. First, I show how the University of Cape Town's Humanities Education Development Programme racialised and misrecognised black students, despite attempted reforms. Secondly, I trace the discursive formation of the ED project - from the assimilationist discourse of missionary education; the adapted model of trusteeship; the production of race science during apartheid; to a return to assimilationist discourse via the Cape Liberal tradition during apartheid's demise. However, after a generation of inferior Banu Education, the attempt to assimilate black students into historically white universities' curricula was not feasible. Instead, an adapted, remedial model was proposed that became entrenched post-apartheid by a state and HE system that failed to transform its inherited Eurocentric curriculum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Accurate estimates of stature play an important role in the personal identification of unknown decedents, however a drawback in the application of many stature estimation equations is the need for known sex and population, the assignment of which can be challenging. Researchers have formulated equations for stature estimation that are neither population- nor sex-specific and thereof the aim of this study was to assess the applicability of these stature estimation equations proposed by Albanese et al.. (2016) (Albanese J, Tuck A, Gomes J, Cardoso HFV (2016) An alternative approach for estimating stature for long bones that is not population- or group-specific. Forensic Sci Int 259:59–68). The physiological length of the femur, condylar malleolar length of the tibia and a combination of these measurements, collected from Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanograms of adult (20–60 years) White South African males (n = 30) and females (n = 44) were used to assess the accuracy of the Albanese et al. (Albanese J, Tuck A, Gomes J, Cardoso HFV (2016) An alternative approach for estimating stature for long bones that is not population- or group-specific. Forensic Sci Int 259:59–68). sex-specific and generic stature estimation equations. The stature estimates were compared with measured living stature (LSM), using paired t-tests. Results indicated that the Albanese et al. (Albanese J, Tuck A, Gomes J, Cardoso HFV (2016) An alternative approach for estimating stature for long bones that is not population- or group-specific. Forensic Sci Int 259:59–68). equations underestimated living stature by between 1.1 and 5.0 cm. These underestimations were significantly different between the LSM and the sex-specific estimates for females and the LSM and the generic estimates for males and the tibia for sex-specific equation. All stature estimates however fell in between two standard error of estimates for the sex-specific equations for males and the generic equations for the females. Although, the equations by Albanese et al. (Albanese J, Tuck A, Gomes J, Cardoso HFV (2016) An alternative approach for estimating stature for long bones that is not population- or group-specific. Forensic Sci Int 259:59–68). can be used to estimate stature in White South Africans in certain cases, the use of sex/population-specific equations remains the method of choice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Amidst continuous calls for decolonization and Africanization in theological reflection on the African continent, this paper looks at the effects of colonialism, its power and the inequalities and vulnerabilities it created, and how, long after the demise of the structures of colonialism, the coloniality1 of the heart and mind still lingers. As a white South African, of French Huguenot descent, I come from the minority group which dominated non-white citizens during apartheid. I still benefit from this past privilege but the opposite is true for those who suffered under apartheid, who lives with a legacy of inferiority. For decolonialization to succeed, the historically wounded should be supported to find their true identity. This article makes use of Exegesis by Story as methodology to describe the journey of the Old Testament judge Gideon, as an example of healing and restoration of the hearts and minds of the oppressed. The research furnishes the church with transformational principles that can be used to come alongside the oppressed, and to facilitating the healing of the wounded to become leaders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Continual re-evaluation of standards for forensic anthropological analyses are necessary, particularly as new methods are explored or as populations change. Indian South Africans are not a new addition to the South African population; however, a paucity of skeletal material is available for analysis from medical school collections, which has resulted in a lack of information on the sexual dimorphism in the crania. For comparable data, computed tomography scans of modern Black, Coloured and White South Africans were included in addition to Indian South Africans. Four cranial morphoscopic traits, were assessed on 408 modern South Africans (equal sex and population distribution). Frequencies, Chi-squared tests, binary logistic regression and random forest modelling were used to assess the data. Males were more robust than females for all populations, while White South African males were the most robust, and Black South African females were the most gracile. Population differences were noted among most groups for at least two variables, necessitating the creation of populations-specific binary logistic regression equations. Only White and Coloured South Africans were not significantly different. Indian South Africans obtained the highest correct classifications for binary logistic regression (94.1%) and random forest modelling (95.7%) and Coloured South Africans had the lowest correct classifications (88.8% and 88.0%, respectively). This study provides a description of the patterns of sexual dimorphism in four cranial morphoscopic traits in the current South African population, as well as binary logistic regression functions for sex estimation of Black, Coloured, Indian and White South Africans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article explores the concept of African humor, emphasizing its role as a social tool for various purposes such as coping with pain, relieving stress, and political engagement. It delves into the complexities of defining African humor, highlighting the diversity of humor production, communication, and appreciation across different cultures. The text also discusses the work of African and African-diaspora humorists, showcasing how they leverage historical experiences to expand the boundaries of humor and challenge social norms. Additionally, the article features analyses of political cartoons in Mauritius, linguistic strategies in Nigerian online comedy skits, and the use of memes in Brazil to address issues of state power and citizenship. Ultimately, the contributions in the article demonstrate the multifaceted nature of African humor, which is dynamic, adaptive, and transcends geographical boundaries. [Extracted from the article]

This article identifies and explores an inciting incident in two pre-apartheid South African novels: the trope of an 'arrival from abroad'. This trope centres on a character arriving by train from a place figured as foreign, whether that is Cape Town or London, to the rural South African setting of the story, bringing ideas of interracial togetherness with them that challenge local racial hierarchizations. Two novels are used as case studies, one from the beginning of the 20th century – Perceval Gibbon's Margaret Harding (1911) – and one written on the eve of apartheid – Peter Abrahams's The Path of Thunder (1948). The traveller from abroad is either a black South African who has been educated in Europe or Cape Town and arrives home to effect change, or the traveller is a white character from Europe whose values are pitted against those of white South Africans. In both cases, the 'arrival from abroad' is a destabilizing force to the local community, bringing often unwelcome ideas from outside. Together, Gibbon's and Abrahams's novels allow me to explore the interrelations between the mobility of ideas from one place to another, ideologies of race, the figure of the outsider, and train travel in South African literature from the first half of the 20th century. Comparing Gibbon and Abrahams enables me to trace differences and continuities over time and in diverse uses of the trope. This article argues that the 'arrival from abroad' trope is used to embody a notion of mobile ideas at a time when trains served to shift both goods and people to radical effect on society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To date South African forensic anthropologists are only able to successfully apply a metric approach to estimate population affinity when constructing a biological profile from skeletal remains. While a non-metric, or macromorphoscopic approach exists, limited research has been conducted to explore its use in a South African population. This study aimed to explore 17 cranial macromorphoscopic traits to develop improved methodology for the estimation of population affinity among black, white and coloured South Africans and for the method to be compliant with standards of best practice. The trait frequency distributions revealed substantial group variation and overlap, and not a single trait can be considered characteristic of any one population group. Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn's tests demonstrated significant population differences for 13 of the 17 traits. Random forest modelling was used to develop classification models to assess the reliability and accuracy of the traits in identifying population affinity. Overall, the model including all traits obtained a classification accuracy of 79% when assessing population affinity, which is comparable to current craniometric methods. The variable importance indicates that all the traits contributed some information to the model, with the inferior nasal margin, nasal bone contour, and nasal aperture shape ranked the most useful for classification. Thus, this study validates the use of macromorphoscopic traits in a South African sample, and the population-specific data from this study can potentially be incorporated into forensic casework and skeletal analyses in South Africa to improve population affinity estimates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses the intersectionality of masculinities studies and the importance of applying an intersectional approach when studying men and masculinity. The author explores how the concept of intersectionality can enhance the analysis of power dynamics and privilege associated with different masculine identities. The article also addresses criticisms of applying intersectionality to research on white men and masculinities, emphasizing the need to maintain the political and critical dimensions of intersectionality. The current issue of the journal includes papers that utilize an intersectional approach to examine the negotiation of masculinities among white South African defense force veterans, the experiences of Taiwanese gay fathers in transnational reproduction, and the role of farmers' political movements in negotiating rural masculinities in Poland. [Extracted from the article]

This study examines how white South African men reflect on their experiences of being and becoming army veterans, while negotiating masculinity. In the context of 'high apartheid', Afrikaner domination of the socio-political landscape, ethnic and racialised inequalities, the veterans negotiated being white English-speaking men through reflecting on, critiquing and disassociating from military masculinity. An English South African masculinity was upheld by distancing from Afrikaner domination and values, violence and compulsory heterosexuality. These findings suggest that while a military masculinity offered men a powerful template to assert their authority as white men, such power was nuanced by English South Africans' relative political impotence, the domination of Afrikaans as a language and illustrates the heterogeneity in the experience of white veteran masculinity under apartheid. At the same time, however, white English veterans were complicit in and benefitted from whiteness and the power accrued in the country by virtue of race, class and history of British colonialism. We argue that the experience of being and becoming conscripts and the reflection on military masculinity directs attention to the ways in which broader social and political contexts have effects for the shaping of masculinity reflecting hierarchies of power and fluidity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The document is a collection of three letters written by M. Masud R. Khan to Svetlana Beriosova. In the first letter, Khan discusses his admiration for Beriosova's dancing and references a passage from Sir Anthony Blunt's book on artistic theory. He also comments on the concept of grace in art and its absence in certain performances. In the second letter, Khan shares a folk story from a book about the experiences of African Americans during slavery. He contrasts the simplicity and directness of these narratives with the convoluted and pseudo-psychological style of Beatnik writers. In the third letter, Khan discusses T.S. Eliot as a nonsense poet and explores the concept of Nonsense literature in various art forms. He also mentions his reading of a biography of James Joyce and reflects on the parallels between Joyce's life and his daughter's mental illness. [Extracted from the article]

In 2008, Dayal and colleagues generated regression equations to estimate the total skeletal height (TSH) of White South Africans. However, the validity of these equations has been questioned. The magnetic resonance imaging scanograms of 74 White South African adults were used to assess the reliability of these equations. The physiological lengths of the femur (FEPL) and tibia (TPL) were measured from these scans and input into the appropriate equations by Dayal and colleagues to calculate TSHD. Paired t-tests, mean differences (MD), and mean absolute differences (MAD) were used to compare TSHD with the measured TSH (TSHMeas) taken directly from the scanograms and ELS were compared with the measured stature (LSM) taken of participants prior to their scans. Although there were no significant differences between TSHMeas and TSHD for males and TSHMeas and TSHD(TPL) for females, all ELSL were significantly different to LSM, and the ELSC using the FEPL were significantly different to LSM. These significant differences and associated large MD and MAD conclude that the equations by Dayal and colleagues are no longer valid. New stature estimation equations were derived for the estimation of stature of White South Africans, characterized by strong correlations and low SEEs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Among the first English speakers in Namibia, South African Coloureds came to form an essential part of an ethnically fluid intermediate social class in colonial Namibia. This study seeks to pinpoint to what extent Coloured English varieties have been contributing to Namibian English and how much prestige is attached to them. To this end, this study simultaneously uses linguistic and perceptual data. One dataset consists of English phonetic data elicited from a representative urban sample of young Namibians. That dataset is analysed to establish what phonetic features mark out Coloured Namibian English varieties and to what extent they are found in other ethnolinguistic varieties and across social classes. The study then reports on a verbal guise experiment whose aim is to establish how young Namibians rate Coloured Namibian English varieties. Finally, the study analyses folk comments on Namibian English accents elicited from young Namibian focus groups. The study finds that, in terms of vowel realization patterns, Coloured Namibian English varieties sit in between White and Black Namibian English varieties, forming part of a continuum of which one extremity displays a White South African English imprint. The less ‘Afrikaans‐accented’ Coloured English varieties—associated with women—are developing middle‐class indexicalities. The fact that these varieties are targeted by young Black women and are perceived as ‘General Namibian English’, the study concludes, confirms that Namibian English is norm‐developing, as befits any Outer Circle variety. It is loosely tied to (South African) Inner Circle norms and has entered Phase 4 (‘endonormative stabilization’) of E. Schneider's Dynamic Model. The normative influence of Namibian Coloured English, the study argues, shows that the Dynamic Model needs fundamental adjustment to properly account for the role of non‐Europeans in Outer Circle dynamics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the complexities and challenges of land reform in South Africa, highlighting the enduring issue of White land ownership nearly twenty years after the end of Apartheid. It delves into the historical injustices and current tensions surrounding land distribution, particularly the substantial percentage of private farmland still controlled by White South Africans.

This paper concentrates on the self-reflexive and multi-voiced narration in Damon Galgut's The Promise. Adopting Elleke Boehmer's analysis of postcolonial poetics and Derek Attridge's notion of resistance, the discussion shows how Galgut's novel both invites and resists modes of reading associated with the third-person narrative, specifically the principles of detachment and narratorial omniscience. The first part of this article investigates the narrator's complex interaction with the protagonists and the narratees. One feature of narration in The Promise is that it shows the narrator as belonging to the same racial group as the protagonists, at the same time seeking to transcend the limitations of their viewpoint. The fact that the protagonists' racially inflected perception of the world is projected onto the narratees impacts the readers' reception of the narrative text, denying them a stable subject position from which to judge the thoughts and actions of the protagonists. The second part of the article is devoted to the treatment of narratorial omniscience, which is consciously and self-reflexively limited by Galgut's decision to focus on the perspective of white South Africans. It is shown that the narrator's limitations direct our attention to the boundary between the said and the unsaid, thus resisting modes of reading connected with the realist novel. The conclusion of the article considers The Promise in the wider context of the liberal humanist tradition, arguing that the novel can be situated in the broad tradition of reconstructed liberalism, though it should be kept in mind that Galgut's treatment of this stance is characterized chiefly by cautiousness and political realism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two recent books, "Conscientious Objector to the Apartheid Army" by Peter Graham Moll and "Whites and Democracy in South Africa" by Roger Southall, shed light on the role of white South Africans in the struggle against apartheid and their ongoing involvement in the country's political life. Moll's memoir details his arrest and imprisonment in the 1970s and 1980s, highlighting the brutality of his treatment and his personal transformation. Southall's book provides a comprehensive analysis of white South Africans' political role from 1910 to the present, emphasizing their continued economic dominance and political power. Both books offer valuable insights into the complex dynamics of race and democracy in South Africa. [Extracted from the article]

This text examines the role of moral emotions, specifically disgust and loyalty, in the global anti-apartheid movement. Activists used these emotions to create a powerful case against apartheid, framing it as a disease that needed to be isolated. The movement employed strategies such as boycotts, travel restrictions, and targeting individuals and organizations with ties to South Africa. The African National Congress (ANC) played a central role in shaping the movement, with its call for boycott, divestment, and sanctions being followed with religious fervor by its supporters. The article emphasizes the importance of understanding moral emotions in the study of international and global history. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the book "Envisioning African Intersex: Challenging Colonial and Racist Legacies in South African Medicine" and highlights two major contributions of the book. The first contribution is the examination of citational chains that reinforce problematic and unethical medical scholarship in intersex diagnosis and treatment. The author focuses on the influential but flawed work of HJ Grace, which perpetuated the myth of higher intersex conditions among Black South Africans. The second contribution is the connection between trans diagnostic protocol and racialized gender, exploring how scientific-sounding theories are used to discredit trans existence. The article also discusses the concept of social death and its relevance to intersex and minoritized trans experiences. [Extracted from the article]

The anatomical method is considered the most accurate stature estimation method, however, research has concluded that the soft-tissue correction factors associated with this method may be sex- and population-specific. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the applicability of these soft-tissue correction factors for the estimation of stature in White South African males. Magnetic resonance imaging scans of 30 White South African male volunteers, between 21 and 59 years of age, were used to collect skeletal measurements of bones that contribute to total skeletal height. The soft-tissue correction factors within the literature were subsequently applied to estimate the living stature of each individual. Paired t-tests were used to compare the accuracies of these estimates of living stature to the measured heights of the participants. Living stature was significantly underestimated using the soft-tissue correction factors of Fully (1956; 6.14 cm), Raxter and colleagues (2006; 4.80 cm), and Brits and colleagues (2017; 0.96 cm), and significantly overestimated by Bidmos and Manger (2012; 9.65 cm). Cloete's (2017) equation overestimated stature by 0.65 cm, however, this was not significant. These results suggest population-specific soft-tissue correction factors associated with stature estimation and, therefore, the newly derived stature estimation equations should be used to estimate stature of White South African males. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is centered around three Africans who wrote on the themes of home and exile: Chinua Achebe, a celebrated Nigerian writer; Lewis Nkosi, an accomplished Black South African writer and journalist; and me, Robin Cohen, a White South African social scientist. Their views on home and exile are discussed in the form of a comparison and implicit conversation (a trialogue). The lives of these three protagonists barely touched, but there are some odd intersections that will serve to sharpen the differences between them. By shedding light on the ambiguities of what home and exile mean to different social actors, the virtuous and somewhat uniform assumptions that are frequently used to describe the exilic condition are questioned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: The anterior nasal spine is a pointed, midline projection of the maxilla. This bony structure dictates the overlying soft tissues providing the phenotypic features of the nose and upper lip and determines the differences in the mid-face morphology. Little data is available on the metric features of the Anterior nasal spine (ANS). This study aimed to perform metric evaluations of the ANS of white and black South African males and females to ascertain if morphological variations exist and if the differences are viable for the use in sex and population identification. Materials and methods: The sample included 100 CBCT images for each population and sex group. Linear and angular measurements of the ANS were recorded in both the sagittal and axial planes. Results: Classification decision trees (pruned) were fitted to ascertain the relationship between population group, sex and the ANS measurements including and excluding age. For population group, all the ANS measurements were statistically significant for females but in males, all the ANS measurements were significant when performed individually. However, when fitted to the classification tree, Sagittal 2 did not show any statistical significance. When considering sex, only 2 of the ANS measurements (Sagittal 2 and Axial 1) were found to be significant. The results did not differ significantly when comparing the decision trees including and excluding age. Conclusions: White South African individuals presented with a longer ANS that produced a more acute angle whereas black South African individuals presented with a shorter ANS and a more obtuse angle. Additionally, males presented with a longer ANS compared to females. ANS measurements were found to be more relevant for population discernment than for sex. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines the role of African soldiers in the apartheid security apparatus in South Africa during the Cold War and post-Cold War era. It acknowledges that these soldiers played a significant role in supporting the racial regime and combating communism, but their experiences and contributions are often overlooked. The article suggests that further research is needed to understand the experiences and trajectories of African forces during this time period. It also discusses the challenges of researching African soldiers due to limited access to archival records and proposes alternative methods such as veteran-authored memoirs and oral history interviews. The authors argue for a diverse research agenda to study the role and experiences of African soldiers in this context. [Extracted from the article]

This article explores the connections between the end of apartheid in South Africa and the end of the Cold War. It discusses the African National Congress (ANC)'s victory in the 1994 elections and Nelson Mandela becoming the first black president of South Africa as significant moments in Africa's decolonization. The article examines different interpretations of the relationship between the Cold War and the struggle against apartheid, including the ANC's historical ties to China and Russia. It also mentions various scholars and their research on the complexities of the Cold War's impact on southern Africa. The article concludes by discussing different perspectives on when and how the Cold War ended in the region and highlights the enduring legacies of the anti-imperialist struggle in the region's politics and foreign policy alignments. [Extracted from the article]

In the aftermath of the 'Rhodes Must Fall' Movement and the 'Black Lives Matter' protests, the politics of heritage has been at the centre of new intellectual debates and political demands, especially in relation to the status of problematic historical monuments. This article examines a form of colonial heritage that has remained politically uncontested as well as unexplored in the specialised literature, i.e. monuments memorialising early modern European sea voyages, in particular those pertaining to Bartolomeu Dias, credited as the first European navigator to successfully complete the maritime route to India, through the Western Cape. The article suggests that Dias can be productively seen not only as a symbol of pre-apartheid European colonisation, but more importantly as part of apartheid's broader settler colonial narrative of Southern African history. Drawing on the example of monuments exchanged between Lisbon and Pretoria in the early 1960s, the article argues that settler heritage making played into white South African narratives of European settler 'pioneerism', but also served to cement politico-diplomatic solidarity and friendship between white-ruled states in Southern Africa. By unveiling the politics and history of settler heritage in South Africa, the article hopes to convince its readers that Dias, too, must fall. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article explores the work of South African artist Mikhael Subotzky, specifically his series of photographs called "Die Vier Hoeke" which examines life in Pollsmoor Prison. The author commends Subotzky for his ability to capture the everyday aspects of prison life without sensationalism or moralizing. The article also discusses Subotzky's other projects that explore themes of freedom, subjection, and racial ordering in post-apartheid South Africa. The author visits Subotzky's studio and encounters his tape-transfer compositions, which they find visually intriguing and frustrating due to their evanescent nature. The text also delves into Subotzky's exploration of the ontology and epistemology of photography, as well as his critical reflection on whiteness and settler colonialism in post-apartheid South Africa. The author concludes by praising Subotzky's latest film, "Epilogue: Disordered and Flatulent," as a culmination of his complex artistic journey as a white South African. [Extracted from the article]

The book "Making sense of people and place in linguistic landscapes" explores the concept of Linguistic Landscapes (LLs) and emphasizes the importance of people in understanding LLs. The book is organized into three sections: Living the past in the present, Alternative places, alternative people, and Imagining futures, imagining selves. The chapters in each section examine different aspects of LLs, such as the temporal dimensions, sense of belonging and orientation, and the development of relationships and (re)imagining the world. The book focuses on the global South and aims to give voice to underrepresented histories, knowledges, and aspirations. [Extracted from the article]

The article "Rhythms of Pollution and Power: Investigating the Environmental Impact of Chemicals During South Africa's Energy Crisis" published in Anthropology Now discusses the challenges faced by scientists in South Africa as they study the environmental impact of chemicals, particularly plastics and their associated pollutants, in Algoa Bay. The scientists at Sustainable Seas Trust (SST) are researching the presence of chemicals like BPS in fish samples, highlighting the complexities of tracing the sources of contamination. Load shedding, a controlled interruption of electricity supply by Eskom, poses significant challenges to the scientists' research efforts, requiring them to adapt and find solutions to continue their work. The study underscores the interconnected nature of environmental research in South Africa, revealing the impact of infrastructural uncertainties on scientific investigations and the broader ecological implications of chemical pollution in marine ecosystems. [Extracted from the article]

Feminist scholars such as Ann Laura Stoler and María Lugones have shown how colonial patriarchy, or patriarchal coloniality, constructs and relies on a vulnerable, sexually pure, and passive white femininity in oppositional relation to a rapacious Black masculinity. This logic serves four political agendas: it racializes the colonized, secures and justifies (paternalistic) patriarchal control over white women and their reproductive sexuality, legitimizes racial segregation and dispossession and the control and surveillance of Black men, and renders Black women disposable, beyond the reach or concern of the law. In the South African (post)colony, as in colonial situations everywhere, the imposed vulnerability of the white woman (constructed as a foil for a heroic and protective white nationalist masculinity) has historically served as a justification for both patriarchal and white racial control, installing the white man at the top of the naturalized racial-sexual order. This positionality renders the cooperation of the white South African feminine subject key to the maintenance of the colonial structures of white power. In contrast to the work of scholars like Samantha Vice and Robin DiAngelo, who hold silence and guilt to be the only valid contribution that white people can offer to antiracist struggles, we recast the white woman's positionality as one that contains specific power and potential for resistance against systems of colonial racialization. We argue that white women are uniquely able to speak and act productively against systems of racism because of their racial/gendered subject positioning in relation to white male power. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In 2016, Polcerová and Králik created an open-access software program, Stature, designed to automate the estimation of living stature in forensic and archaeological cases. This program includes 22 equations from 13 publications, based on both anatomical and mathematical methods to automate stature estimations. This program does not currently include any population data relating to South Africa, and therefore, this study aimed to assess the accuracy of the program Stature to estimate living stature from the skeletal remains of White South African adults. The living stature of 40 male and 20 female White South African adults from the Raymond A. Dart Collection of Modern Human Skeletons was automatically estimated by the program (ELSP). These estimates were then compared to stature estimates generated by the multivariate equation using the physiological length of the femur and tibial length formulated specifically for the estimation of stature of White South Africans (ELSD). The vast majority of the ELSP significantly under- or overestimated the living stature of this sample, however various ELSP did estimate stature with a sufficient degree of accuracy. It was found that the estimates which were significantly different were associated with the largest inaccuracies, biases, and SEE values and are not applicable to this population group. The equations, using standardised measurements, which were not significantly different could accurately estimate the living stature of White South Africans, however, it is recommended that the data of White South African populations be incorporated into the program Stature for increased accuracy and diversity.

Bless Me Father, the autobiography of South African-Italian poet Mario d'Offizi, enriches the spectrum of masculinities presented in South African white male poets' autobiographies. It narrates the story of a "marginal" white man growing up under apartheid, and provides an innovative testimony within the rich autobiographical tradition of South Africa. The focus in this article is placed on traumatic episodes in the author's past and on the relationship with a predatory father figure. The conflict between the choice to remain silent about hurtful events and the desire to expose them is the central dialectic of psychological trauma, and scriptotherapy is the medium used by d'Offizi to grapple with his haunting past and seek healing. Bless Me Father, this article argues, is a story of pain, loss, survival, and triumph over adversities that occupies a distinctive space within post-apartheid South African literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the 1970s, a network of politicians, media, businesspeople, clergy, expatriates, and activists coalesced on Canada's political right wing to provide tangible support to white minority regimes in southern Africa. But what did white minority rule represent to these individuals and groups, and why were they willing to endure reputational costs and other penalties on behalf of Pretoria and Salisbury? Drawing on newly declassified material from Canadian, British, and South African archives, this article argues that white South Africans and Rhodesians were designated as part of the Canadian political right's in-group, or "moral circle of concern," seen to be combating the same existential threat posed by the advance of "liberalism" in other political theaters. Mapping this network of support for white minority rule not only offers insight into the history of conservatism in Canada but reveals much about the spread of norms of racial equality in the late 20th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses the enduring popularity and impact of radio in Africa, particularly in southern Africa. Despite being overshadowed by newer technologies in the Global North, radio remains the most popular mass medium in Africa. The article highlights the lack of scholarly attention given to African radio in the past, but notes a recent increase in historical and ethnographic studies. The article also explores three themes in African radio: its transnational nature, the significance of voice, and the meaning of radio for listeners. Overall, the article emphasizes the importance of studying radio and its historical and cultural context. [Extracted from the article]

This article examines the relationship between race and transitional justice, focusing on the challenges of addressing historical injustices such as slavery and apartheid. It discusses three recent works that explore this topic through the lenses of reparations and apology. The article emphasizes the need to understand the ongoing effects of past harms and the responsibility to address racial subordination. It also highlights the limitations of international legal tools and the importance of involving victim communities in the process of seeking redress. The text concludes by discussing different approaches to reparations and the potential for transformative responses. [Extracted from the article]

In the 1922 referendum White Southern Rhodesian voters rejected the Union of South Africa in favour of becoming a self-governing part of the British empire. This article will examine White Southern Rhodesian perceptions of South Africa during the referendum, considering historiographic ideas, particularly the 'British world', using contemporary newspapers and letters. The argument of this article is that White Southern Rhodesians saw themselves as distinct from White South Africans and that this is emblematic of the complicated nature of the 'British world' idea. The 'British world' is a useful idea, but it is hindered by the ambiguity of its parameters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A gay identity offers a perspective outside heteronormative narratives characterized by exclusion as well as a radical position of difference. Being a psychotherapist, too, holds complex implications for identity. This paper explores the lived experience of gay male psychotherapists, a group whose voice is seldom heard. Based on interviews with six White South African gay male psychotherapists, a narrative analysis explores their experience of identity and voice. This paper highlights the ways in which the journey to occupying oneself as gay and the journey of becoming a therapist are intertwined. The complex power relations evoked in this experience are explored, and the position of the gay male therapist as "outside looking in" is interrogated as a position of marginality that both excludes and provides a unique vantage point from which to challenge exclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Restitution has predominantly been described as a legal rather than a social action in international law, as well as in South Africa's history of truth, reconciliation and redress policies after the end of apartheid. Introducing the concept of 'social restitution' this paper argues for a reimagined and wider understanding of restitution to address the need for social justice in the spaces between the law court and individual acts of charity, and between policies for redress and personal antipathy against these. Social restitution can be defined as intentional voluntary actions and attitudes developed through dialogue based on a sense of moral obligation aimed at addressing the damage done to individuals and communities by unjust actions and legacies of the past. Drawing on international debates about and understandings of the meaning of restitution, social restitution is shown to be both continuous with legal restitution and distinguished from it through its voluntary nature, its potential to be forwardlooking rather than punitive, generative rather than accusatory, and offering everyday opportunities to bridge the gap between 'knowing' about injustice and 'acting' to repair it. Following this discussion, the latter part of the paper outlines the need for new categories of actors in contexts of injustice beyond those of victim, perpetrator and bystander (the Hilberg triangle of actors), introducing the ideas of beneficiaries and resisters; argues for the potential social restitution has as a mechanism for rehumanising all actors; and offers recommendations for how engaged action-oriented dialogues might contribute to achieving this aim, while noting the limits and dangers of dialogue. It draws on an empirical study on the meaning and actions of restitution conducted with black and white adult South Africans in making some of its arguments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"Botha, Smuts and the Great War" is a book that explores the involvement of South Africa in World War I, focusing on the roles of political and military leaders Louis Botha and Jan Smuts. The authors highlight the connection between military decision-making and the country's politics, as well as the influence of the press on the leaders' campaigns. The book also discusses the conquest of German South West Africa and German East Africa, and the ambitions of the South African leaders for wider African conquest. Overall, the book provides insights into the complex dynamics of the war in Africa and the colonial aspirations of South African leaders. [Extracted from the article]

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