Entrenching privilege : a critical discourse analysis of Afriforum Jeug during the #Mustfall protests at the University of Pretoria : a case study
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Ismail Sooliman, Quaraysha Bibi
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The #FMF protests at the University of Pretoria (UP) and universities across South Africa reflected a confrontation with power and an exhibition of distrust in democratic institutions. #Fallists consciously chose to challenge pre-determined notions of ‘the right to education' and the pervasiveness of gatekeeping and access. These were questions intricately linked with their past. On all campuses, including UP, the #Fallists encountered many challenges. At UP, students who had affiliated themselves with the AfriForum Jeug student society contested very specifically the ‘rights’ that the #Fallists were demanding. This paper involves a modest attempt at formulating the possibilities that have been opened up by considering the #MustFall events in light of the responses by white Afrikaans speaking students. In this case study, one of the challenges faced by the #Fallists at UP was the opposition they encountered from AfriForum Jeug. How was this tug-o-war to be read and understood? The AfriForum case study is particularly relevant since it has been significantly argued that a dominant motivation and rationale for participation in the #MustFall protests included a pushback against persistent inequality and racism.
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Fees must fall, Protests, University of Pretoria (UP), AfriForum case study
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Quraysha Ismail Sooliman (2022) Entrenching Privilege: A Critical Discourse
Analysis of Afriforum Jeug During the #Mustfall Protests at the University of Pretoria: A Case Study, Politikon, 49:1, 81-92, DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2022.2032914.