Week 8: The South Africa Top 10

I feel so fortunate to travel to South Africa with such an amazing group of scholars. Here is a list, in no particular order, of the top ten pieces from their independent research.

1. Josh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqCKIUogn6E

This video provides a fascinating timeline of South Africa’s history of apartheid.

2. Elisa http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/09/05/winnie-mandela/2711759/

Although reviews were not all positive for the movie, I think that it is still important to show Mandela’s journey from his wife’s perspective and the role that she played as an activist.

3. Gerardo http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/?ref_=tttr_tr_tt

This trailer for the District 9 movie is a different yet fascinating take on a political movement.

4. Ignacio    http://www.southafrica.info/about/quickguide.htm#.VRygIfnF-uJ

This article was extremely helpful to learn more general information about South Africa.

5. Nestor http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2013/03/south_africa_has_made_incredible_progress_since_apartheid_but_it_still_must.html

This article emphasizes exactly how I feel about progress in South Africa; much progress has been made, but more more work still needs to be done.

6. Denice http://www.fletcherforum.org/2013/06/10/tunney/

This is an article on a subject I am very passionate about; women’s rights.

7. Faith http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/apartheid/7208.shtml

8. Tiasha http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2009/06/who-are-the-cape-coloureds-of-south-africa/#.VRyii_nF-uJ   This is an interesting article about the biracial identity.

9. Connie  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elrWczhTZBk It is of crucial importance to understand the younger generation.

10. Maria http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-16/south-africas-tradition-domestic-work-continues-post-apartheid