Symbolic reparation, heritage and political transition in South Africa's eastern cape

Flynn, M. K.; King, Tony

Abstract

This article first examines the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendation of symbolic reparation for apartheid, and its effect on South African heritage. Second, it considers the relationship between public history and civic nation building in South Africa, as well as problems in trying to develop an inclusive public history through museums. Case studies drawn from Grahamstown and Mthatha in the Eastern Cape are explored as examples of the redevelopment of the old and establishment of the new public history as part of the negotiated transition.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2007
• Journal: International Journal of Heritage Studies
• Print ISSN: 1352-7258
• Electronic ISSN: 1470-3610
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 462-477
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13527250701570671
• Keywords: South Africa, political transition, heritage, South Africa, apartheid, museums, public history, Truth and Reconciliation Commission
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1023791
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13527250701570671
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Research funded by internal research competition while on unpaid leave 2001-03 at Monash University (Johannesburg Campus). Jointly authored with King who is affiliated to the Politics School as a research associate.