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Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies

Safundi -- "S" represents "South Africa," "a" stands for "America," and "fundi" comes from the Xhosa verb, "-funda," which translates as "to read/learn."

Safundi is an online community of scholars, professionals, and others interested in comparing and contrasting the United States of America with the Republic of South Africa.

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October 2003, Issue 12

The Postcolonial University: Racial Issues in South African and American Institutions

By Adalberto Aguirre and Rubén Martinez
The purpose of this paper is to use the concept of "postcolonial university" to examine and discuss the similarities and differences of the racial challenges facing institutions of higher education in South Africa and the United States. In particular, this paper focuses on the following areas in higher education: 1) student access issues that include the alignment of secondary schools with institutions of higher education -- admissions, financial aid, and academic support; 2) staff and faculty development; and 3) campus environment. Each of these areas is circumscribed by tension between equity and excellence. This paper also examines the different visions underlying the movements underway to address the racial challenges of today, namely the "non-racial" vision of South Africans and the "color-blind" vision of Americans. Finally, this paper will close by focusing on the relevance and utility of "emancipatory paradigms" for addressing racial challenges in higher education.

Classroom Confrontations: Racism in South Africa and the United States

By Ridwan Nytagodien
The role of racism is a salient feature in the socio-historical development of both South Africa and the United States. It is, therefore, understandable that academics and students are drawn, even compelled, to compare the manner in which race is lived in these two nation-states. This essay describes some of the discussion and learning that accompanies teaching an upper-division university course that includes an analytical comparison of race and racism between South Africa and the United States.

Imagining White Riots: McKoy, Sheila Smith. When Whites Riot: Writing, Race and Violence in American and South African Culture. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2001.

By Alex Lichtenstein
The author discusses Sheila Smith McKoy's recent comparative text, When Whites Riot.

George Fredrickson’s Racism and United States/South African Comparisons

By Christopher Saunders
The author reviews George Fredrickson's Racism: A Short History.

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