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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
social sciences
Whiteness, racism, and afrikaner identity in post-apartheid South Africa
African Affairs, Volume 111, No. 445, Article ads056, Year 2012
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Description
This article explores the production of post-apartheid Afrikaner identity in South Africa. Centred around the private sphere of the braai, the article draws on discursive psychology to investigate the participants' dilemmas and struggles over their identity as Afrikaners, South Africans, and Africans, and the ways in which these identities are being redefined. The 'backstage' talk that is usually reserved for fellow whites or Afrikaners illustrates a clear difference between public and private constructions of Afrikaner identity. While the participants rejected many stereotypes of Afrikaner identity, they simultaneously recycled key discourses underlying apartheid ideology, particularly discourses of black incompetence and whites under threat. Participants generally claimed status as 'Africans' but strongly resisted assimilation with 'Africa' or a broader African identity. The article concludes that the construction of the Afrikaner community as embattled and systematically oppressed might provide powerful support for extremism. © The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal African Society. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Verwey, Cornel
Unknown Affiliation
Quayle, Michael
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Statistics
Citations: 91
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/afraf/ads056
ISSN:
00019909
e-ISSN:
14682621
Study Locations
South Africa