White Teenage Girls and Affirmative Action in Higher Education in South Africa.

摘要: This is an initial and exploratory comment on the pilot phase of a study into adolescent female white identity socio-sexual desire in post-apartheid South Africa. In course this it became apparent that historical issues race racism are openly discussed these girls’ classrooms. Yet, despite everyday interactions sensitive current day politics race, specifically related to Affirmative Action Higher Education, not spoken about personal way public spaces such as classroom. Findings from revealed inability, lack opportunity, discuss pertinent learners’ presents futures. brief commentary I argue nonracial ideology, espoused by government cannot become naturalized if learners unable work through some contradictions their present. One continued salience lives futures they enter university, while having intimate social relations, which seem belie reality. for exploration participatory mechanisms – ways youth find vocabulary own articulating challenge race. Part struggle establishing what Nuttall (2001) has identified duplicity identity, part complicity maintaining hegemony whiteness. How does one come understand production racial sensibility Africa? instantiated young people think themselves, relationships with each other place society? essay few transcripts interviews conducted Grade 12 who university. The focus responses admissions policies Universities Stellenbosch Cape Town. They were larger desire. purpose nature inscription texts, laws, consciousness bodies women. participant interview matric learner at formerly school once working class suburb (in she always lived), northern suburbs Both neighborhood now thoroughly racially mixed demographic sense. 1 quote, length, extract participants study.