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OverviewThis book examines the historical FeesMustFall (FMF) university student protests that took place in South Africa and shows how the enduring historical construction, representation and conceptualisation of South African youth (as typically radical and political) contributed to the (mis)interpretation of FMF protests, and led to a discourse on an African National Congress-toppling revolution. Arguing that the student protests were not the revolutionary movement they have been represented as, Ndlovu demonstrates that ideological divisions amongst the protestors, the declining economy, and reduced youth participation in the political public sphere cannot lead to a new revolution in South African politics. This book will be of interest to students and scholars interested in South African politics, higher education, democracy and protest movements. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Musawenkosi NdlovuPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780367887452ISBN 10: 0367887452 Pages: 164 Publication Date: 12 December 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Construction of South African youth before #FeesMustFall 2. Were the 2015 student protests a revolution? 3. What the 2015 protests actually were and how they were possible? 4. Ikhohlisan’ihlomile:# FMF students’ engagement with power and their ideological differences 5. Can South Africa’s declining economy inspire a student-led new revolution? 6. Youth’s declining news consumption levels and ideologically-divided media: the (im) possibility of the new revolution 7. Youth’s polysemic interpretation of the ANC regime text and (im) possibility a new revolution 8. Youth’s declining participation levels in the public sphere and (im) possibility a new revolution 9. Conclusion: #FMF protests will not lead to a revolution per se (at least yet), but to wide ranging reformsReviewsAuthor InformationMusawenkosi W. Ndlovu is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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