Being at home : race, institutional culture and transformation at South African higher education institutions

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Author:

Tabensky, Pedro Alexis, 1964-

ISBN:

9781869142902

Physical Description:

vi, 322 pages ; 23 cm

Contents:

Acknowledgements. Introduction / Sally Matthews and Pedro Tabensky. Part 1 The basic questions: "Tell us a new story," a proposal for the transformatory potential of collective memory projects / Louise Vincent -- "Felling at home," institutional culture and the idea of a university / Samantha Vice -- White privilege and institutional culture at South African higher education institutions / Sally Matthews. Part 2 Rhodes University, a case study: Making room for the unexpected, the University and the ethical imperative of unconditional hospitality / Minesh Dass -- The violence beneath the veil of politeness, reflections on race and power in the academy / Thando Njovane -- What about the queers? The institutional culture of heteronormativity and its implications for queer staff and students / Natalie Donaldson -- Employing safe bets, reflections on attracting, developing and retaining the next generation of academics / Amanda Hlengwa. Part 3 Pathways: Race and justice in higher education, some global challenges, with attention to the South African context / Lewis R. Gordon -- Thinking outside the ivory tower, towards a radical humanities in South Africa / Nigel C. Gibson -- Towards a decolonial analytic philosophy, institutional corruption and epistemic culture / Paul C. Taylor -- The countercultural university / Pedro Tabensky -- Africanising institutional culture, what is possible and plausible / Thaddeus Metz -- Instrumentalisation in universities and the creative potential of race / Bruce B. Janz. Postscript / Pedro Tabensky and Sally Matthews. Contributors. Index.

Abstract:

Being at Home stimulates careful conversation about some of the most pressing issues facing higher education institutions in South Africa today - race, transformation and institutional culture. While there are many reasons to be despondent about the current state of affairs in the South African tertiary sector, this collection is intended as an invitation for the reader to see these problems as opportunities for rethinking the very idea of what it is to be a university in contemporary South Africa. It is also, more generally, an invitation for us to think about what it is that the intellectual project should ultimately be about, and to question certain prevalent trends that affect - or, perhaps, infect - the current global academic system. This book will be of interest to all those who are concerned about the state of the contemporary university, both in South Africa and beyond. -- cover

Subject Term:

Multicultural education -- South Africa.

Education -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Education, Higher -- South Africa.

Values -- Study and teaching -- South Africa.

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Tabensky, Pedro Alexis, 1964-

Matthews, Sally.

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Being at Home stimulates careful conversation about some of the most pressing issues facing higher education institutions in South Africa today - race, transformation, and institutional culture. While there are many reasons to be despondent about the current state of affairs in the South African tertiary sector, this book is an invitation for the reader to see these problems as opportunities for rethinking the very idea of what it is to be a university in contemporary South Africa. It is also, more generally, an invitation to think about what it is that the intellectual project should ultimately be about, and to question certain prevalent trends that affect - or, perhaps, infect - the current global academic system. The volume will be of interest to all those who are concerned about the state of the contemporary university, both in South Africa and beyond. *** "This is arguably one of the three most important books on higher education transformation in South Africa to have emerged in the last decade." -- Jonathan D. Jansen, Visiting Scholar, Stanford U. ***Chosen as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2016 by Choice Magazine!! *** CHOICE Editor's Top Community College Resources for January 2016 in the field of Social & Behaviorial Sciences. *** "What is the role of a university in contemporary South Africa -- or anywhere else for that matter? Exploring the roles and responsibilities universities play in society, this well-developed collection of essays offers a comprehensive and coherent investigation into this timely question. Contributing authors do not shy away from the numerous multidimensional challenges surrounding the notion of privilege, and they examine these issues in an engaging, intellectual, and accessible way.This book, with its keen insights, is highly recommended for all higher education stakeholders, especially faculty and leaders of the modern university who seek transformative action in our global age. Highly recommended." -- Choice, Vol. 53, No. 5, January 2016 [Subject: African Studies, Higher Education]