Abstract
From text: In reading Pieter Duvenage’s Afrikaanse filosofie. Perspekti we en dialoë (2016) other texts came to mind – Peter Vale, Lawrence Hamilton and Estelle Prinsloo’s edited collection on Intellectual traditions in South Africa (2014); Andrew Nash’s 2000 article on what he called ‘the new politics of Afrikaans’; the majority and minority judgments in the case of City of Tshwane vs Afriforum; an article by Achille Mbembe on the decolonisation of the university, to name a few. In my reflection on Duvenage’s perspectives and dialogues I recall my thoughts arising from these texts.
Highlights
Part of thinking about spatial and epistemicjustice involves a reflection on the notion of belonging: the Chief Justice – rightly to my mind – challenged Afriforum’s reliance on belonging by invoking the sense of belonging of black South Africans living in Tshwane
There are several differences between this volume’s approach and Duvenage’s: the former is much more candid about past injustice brought about by epistemic violence, by the suppression of ‘other’ knowledges; they are wary of adopting one narrative that can again suppress or exclude others; they are well aware of the importance of an interdisciplinary approach for intellectual history; there is no attempt to assert any form of identity on certain strands of thought
The court ruled against Afriforum and in favour of UP on all three challenges, underscoring the role that the university can play in “advancing social cohesion and in providing an important intellectual space where South Africans, in their bewildering diversity, can together reflect on the kind of issues and debates that a young and vibrant society such as ours must confront” (Kollapen, J Afriforum vs Chairperson of the Council of the University of Pretoria Case No: 54451/2016 par 73)
Summary
Part of thinking about spatial and epistemic (in)justice involves a reflection on the notion of belonging: the Chief Justice – rightly to my mind – challenged Afriforum’s reliance on belonging by invoking the sense of belonging of black South Africans living in Tshwane.
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