Category: Publications
Lesedi #6 – January 2007
This issue gives a place of honour to History and Archaeology during the second semester of 2006. > Read the English version > Lire la version française
Les Cahiers de l’IFAS #9: Viewing the new South Africa
Representations of South Africa in Television Commercials. The essential question “what has really changed for South Africans since 1990?” cannot be answered by merely describing physical and visible changes as these may only touch the surface of society. For a more comprehensive picture which looks at the complexities of change,...
Les Cahiers de l’IFAS #8: Ten Years of Democratic South Africa
Transition Accomplished? For the past ten years, South Africa has been progressively coming out of the apartheid system. Although all ties with the former regime have been severed completely, managing the heavy structural legacy has made the transition a difficult as well as an ambivalent proces. The contributions gathered in...
L´Afrique du Sud musulmane
GERMAIN, Eric, 2006, Paris, Karthala; Johannesburg, IFAS ISBN: 2-84586-710-7 Coll. Homme et Société : Histoire et géographie [Book in French] The position occupied by Muslims in South African society is disproportionate to their numbers; taking an interest in their history brings new light on three centuries of European domination...
La question du logement à Mandela City
(ex. Port Elizabeth) MORANGE, Marianne, 2006, Paris, Karthala; Johannesburg, IFAS ISBN: 2-84586-770-0 Coll. Hommes et sociétés; Collection directed by Jean Copans [Book in French] This work is based on a doctoral thesis in Urban Planning that was defended at the Institut Français d’Urbanisme in 2001. Twelve years after the...
Lesedi #5 – July 2006
This issue contains an interview with philospher and author Rada Ivekovic, and programme upodates on “The role of education in the construction of a participatory and multi-cultural democratic model in South Africa” and “The place of local participation in a democratising country: decentralisation, local councillors and civil society in post-apartheid...
Lesedi #4 – February 2006
Judith Hayem looks at “Miners and HIV/AIDS. Detection and Treatment Programmes”, Michel Lafon presents “Learning isiZulu and Languages at School”, Renaud Lapeyre investigates “Biodiversity Conservation, Rural Development and Ecotourism: a Drop in the Ocean?” and Dominique Vidal looks at “Mozambican Migrants in Johannesburg. > Read the English version > Lire...
Les Cahiers de l’IFAS #7: Press and Democratic transition in Mozambique 1990-2000
In this monograph, the historical evolution of the Mozambican press is linked to the evolution of the national political context. What role did the press play under the authoritarian regime? How did the press fare during the democratic transition? How did the media contribute to mould a vision of political...
Les Bushmen dans l´Histoire
Emmanuelle OLIVIER & Manuel VALENTIN (Dir.), 2005, Paris, CNRS Editions ISBN: 2-271-06296-9 [Book in French] This work is coming out at a time when “Bushmen” have become a focal point and are the subject of new stakes. While their countries of origin are beginning to grant them full-fledged citizenship...
Les Cahiers de l’IFAS #6: Translation-Transnation 1994-2004
Dix ans d’échanges littéraires entre l’Afrique du Sud et la France. Is it not true to say, with Umberto Eco, that translation constitutes the future of mankind after Babel? What assessment of multilingualism can we make in the post-apartheid historical context? This bilingual special issue deals with the question of...