The politics of memory and commemoration in the post-apartheid era: a case study of 32-Battalion

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dc.contributor.authorHeywood, Julia
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-02T09:16:38Z
dc.date.available2016-03-02T09:16:38Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionA research report submitted by the Wits School of Arts, Film and Television Department, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Film and Television. Johannesburg 2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis research report looks at the politics of memory, commemoration and representation in the new South Africa with a focus on 32-Battalion. The research draws on interviews and testimonies of ex-SADF soldiers who were members of the unit and unpacks how when considering memory and remembering, a multitude of viewpoints emerge. Factors such as the impact of the ideological transition from apartheid to democracy and the resultant impact on ex-SADF soldiers as well as the reshaping of the country’s official history which has been shaped to suit the current political climate, are considered. The research reflects on how these political processes which include exclusions of unwanted histories have affected nation building in South Africa post 1994.en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (74 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationHeywood, Julia (2016) The Politics of memory and commemoration in the post-apartheid era: a case study of 32-Battalion, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/handle/10539/19878>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/19878
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshSouth Africa--Army--Battalion, 32
dc.subject.lcshHistory--Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcshRecollection (Psychology)
dc.subject.lcshCollective memory
dc.subject.lcshSpecial forces (Military science)--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshAngola--History--South African Invasion, 1975-1976
dc.subject.lcshAngola--History--South African Incursions, 1978-1990
dc.titleThe politics of memory and commemoration in the post-apartheid era: a case study of 32-Battalionen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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