 Mindy
Peden, Assistant Professor of Political Science, guided her audience
through a complex subject in "Freedom Fighters: The Politics of Race
in South Africa" last night (Apr 14) in the latest "Rhythms of Life"
installment.
As an exchange student in 1996 Dr. Peden studied at the University
of Fort Hare in South Africa researching philosophy and the anti-apartheid
struggle.
The "Rhythms" series, organized to commemorate the 10th anniversary
of the end of apartheid, continues on Thursday (Apr 21) with the opening
of a photography exhibit by Paul Weinberg in the atrium of Grasselli Library and
a lecture by the internationally known photojournalist at 7 pm in the library's Macklin Room.
Rhythms
of Life sponsors at JCU include Africana Studies concentration,
Center for Applied Ethics, Center for Global Education, Departments
of Communications, Education, English, Political Science, Psychology,
Office of Multicultural Affairs, Student Affairs and Pastor-in-Residence.
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Lecture
by Mindy Peden (35 min) |
Q&A
(Each answer 2 min or less) |
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1. Why
didn't they ban the unions in South Africa? |
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2. What
about the role of student activists in ending apartheid? |
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3. What
was the role of the Dutch Reformed Church in the politics of
South Africa? |
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4. What
symbols did political leaders use to try to rally the people
to their cause? |
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5. To
have a unified nation you have to have buy-in from all segments
of society. With such diversity in South Africa, how can they
achieve that? |
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6. Would
the United Democratic Front have had more power if it would
have been able to unite people beyond simply in their opposition
to apartheid? |
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7. What
is the connection between the civil rights movement in the US
and the anti-apartheid movement? |
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8. I remember
hearing news reports of the anti-apartheid struggle and of a
man named Joe Slovo, a Communist. What role did the Communist
Party have in South Africa? |
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9. How
were you received by the people when you were studying there,
as an American? |
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