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The government carved South Africa “into 'prescribed' (urban) and 'non-prescribed' (rural) areas [and] strictly controlled the movement between the two” (Gibson, 2009: 7). Under the Land Act, Black South Africans were no longer be able to own, or even rent, land outside of designated reserved areas. This formalisation of segregation through Colonial ownership and control intensified the racial supremacy of white conquest. These “reserves not only amounted to just 7-8% of South Africa's land.
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http://www.sahistory.org.za/article/apartheid-and-reactions-it What makes South Africa's apartheid era of segregation different is the systematic way in which the National Party, which came into power in 1948, formalised it through law. The NP moved quickly to implement its vision of a segregated racial utopia (Gibson, 2009).
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http://www.harfield-village.co.za/area The Burning House, What items would you take? This article shows what 10 people would take with them if their house was burning down. Significant objects or memorabilia, as well as practical items are seen. Photographs are very important to people as they capture a moment to remember, or something that reminds them of who they are and where they come from.
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The Thorne family had been in Lower Claremont for over 30 years.
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Margie and Bill Rosenberg moved into Harfield Village during the time forced removals were taking place. They have vivid memories of the renovations on their house, when the major 'clean up' took place.
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My research project sits very close to home as one of the families I am looking back on is my own.
This photograph epitomises postmemory for me. It is a reminder to me of the happiness and sanctity of marraige. It perpetuates a family memory that I am not a part of, but is a huge part of me. This photograph was not taken by the professional photogrpaher, and posesses novice qualities. Yet that is what drew me to it, that it was not perfect but it just captured the essential elements perfectly. -
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Oral Histories ProjectThis Oral History Project was started at the University of Natal. The project aims to trace oral histories in order to piece together a part of the Apartheid struggle that went undocumented. As naming is knowing, documentation is key for a past event to stay alive.
The Sinomlando Project is inspiring, as it deals with creating memory boxes to help those who have lost someone heal. The boxes include photographs, relating to post-memory and nostolgia. -
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Post-cast on Banting Diet and nostolgia This article/podcast looks at how people who were relocated to the Cape Flats feel like the banting diet takes them back to their way of life/eating before forced removals. It is interesting in the sense that many aspects ignite and perpetuate cultural memory and nostolgia, namely food.
