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Athambile Masola, Xolisa Guzula - Together Apart, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Together Apart

The Story of Living in Apartheid

Av Athambile Masola, Xolisa Guzula

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Discover thegripping tale of Together Apart: The Story of Living in Apartheid, thatexplores South Africa’s struggle against one of history’s most notorioussystems of racial segregation. Through the reflections of an elder who livedthrough it, this book invites readers to dive into the complex andheartbreaking history of apartheid, a time when courage and resilience shonebrightly in the face of oppression. What was lifelike under apartheid? How did colonisation erase the rich histories andcultures of the indigenous people? From the denial of voting rights to theharsh segregation laws that controlled people’s daily lives − where they lived,worked, and even who they could marry − it spread through every aspect of lifefrom education to sports. In the world of work, apartheid created a system ofmigrant labour and domestic slavery. Meet the braveindividuals and organisations that fought tirelessly for equality and justiceand whose stories of strength, love and revolution are woven together showingthe triumph of the human spirit against overwhelming odds.  While apartheid may have officially ended,its impact still resonates today. This book serves as a vital reminder of thesacrifices made and the ongoing journey toward a truly inclusive society.Together Apart is more than just a history book − it’s a call to action for anew generation to understand the past and shape a better future.   Graphic novel format.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2025-01-31
  • Mått: 156 x 208 x undefined mm
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 184
  • Förlag: Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781431435074
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Athambile Masolais a teacher, writer and poet. She is a lecturer in the Historical StudiesDepartment at the University of Cape Town. She has published a collection ofpoems in isiXhosa titled Ilifa (2021, Uhlanga Press), which won the Humanitiesand Social Science (HSS) Award in 2022. She is the co-author of the children’shistory book series, Imbokodo: Women who shape us (Jacana Media, 2022), with DrXolisa Guzula. Her latest book is a collaboration with Makhosazana Xaba, acollection of Noni Jabavu’s columns from 1977, A Stranger at Home (Tafelberg,2023). Xolisa Guzula isa senior lecturer in Applied Language and Literacy Studies at the University ofCape Town. She specialises in multilingual and multiliteracies education,teaching children to speak, read and write in two or more languages. She is oneof the founders of a network of reading clubs – Vulindlela Reading Club,Nal’ibali Reading Clubs and the Stars of Today Literacy Club. She has writtenseveral children’s books, including co-authoring the Imbokodo: Women who shapeus series with Dr Athambile Masola. She has translated many children’s booksfrom English to isiXhosa including books by award-winning authors AstridLindgren, Niky Daly, Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni, Refiloe Moahloli and NicholasMaritz. She won an IBBY/Exclusive Books Award for best translation of TheElders at the Door to Iinkonde eMnyango by Shayle and Maryanne Bester. Hertranslation of Wendy Hartmann’s book, The Singing Stone/Ilitye Eliculayo madethe international honour list of IBBY 100 recommended books. Recently, shereleased her translation of Sello Duiker’s book The Hidden Star intoInkwenkwezi efihlakeleyo. Xolisa is a member of Bua-lit Language and LiteracyCollective (www.bua-lit.org.za), focusing on social justice in language andliteracy education. She is Chair of the Western Cape Committee of the LiteracyAssociation of South Africa (LITASA)

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