Rhodes University: Colonialism, Segregation and Apartheid, 1904-1970

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Forty years of historical research in South Africa: some general trends and personal recollections

Vice Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award Lecture, Rhodes University, 15 October 201

The local evolution of urban apartheid: influx control and segregation in Durban, c.1900 - 1951

Paper presented at the Wits History Workshop: Structure and Experience in the Making of Apartheid, 6-10 February, 1990

Chapter one: Founding and establishing an imperial university: the first twenty-five years

Critics of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) that sat in the late 1990s have sometimes pointed to its failure to examine the role of larger collectivities in colluding with or acquiescing in the apartheid system. Universities, for instance, have been singled out for their failure both to make submissions to the TRC and to acknowledge openly their past shortcomings during the apartheid era. The historically white, English-medium universities – among them Rhodes University – liked to project themselves as liberal institutions. This book puts this self-representation to the test by looking critically at the operation and functioning of Rhodes University during the segregation and apartheid eras. This study is one of very few that recounts and analyses the whole history of a South African university in a single volume. It covers the founding of Rhodes University College (as it was then called) in 1904, traces its development over the decades, through the attainment of independent status in 1951, ending with a full consideration of the transformation challenges that the university has faced in the post-apartheid era. This is a critical study that points to some of the university’s past failures. But there is also a celebratory dimension, as the book highlights some of the achievements and successes of those who have worked and studied at Rhodes University over the past 112 or so years.Please note that only the first chapter of the book is available online. For further information, or should you wish to purchase a copy of this item, please contact Bulelani Mothlabane (b.mothlabaneATru.ac.za)

History after apartheid

[From introduction] The purpose of my lecture tonight is to consider some possible future trends and issues in the discipline of South African history in the post-apartheid era. Before doing that I need to say something about two influences or traditions that have left a troublesome legacy and require critical examination. I am referring to the two ‘E’s’: empiricism and eurocentrism. Now it is true that both of these have wilted under serious assaults from scholars in the past 25 years. But both remain present in many sorts of texts; both remain embedded in what we might call ‘the everyday commonsense view of the world’ - so that they continue to constitute a problem

Carcinoma epidermoide con metástasis en la glándula parótida. Informe de un caso

Squamous cell carcinoma is a malignant neoplasm of the lining of the oral cavity, and it is considered the one with the highest incidence and frequency. We present the case of a 78-year-old male patient, white skin color, with a history of basal cell carcinoma in the facial regions, and prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation, who developed a squamous cell carcinoma in the left frontal region with moderately metastases. differentiated in parotid region. The diagnosis was confirmed by fine needle aspiration biopsy and surgical treatment was used as a therapeutic option. Squamous cell carcinoma ranks second in frequency among malignant cutaneous neoplasms in the world. Given its clinical suspicion, all necessary precautions must be taken to corroborate the diagnosis and impose the appropriate treatment quickly, in order to reduce mortality and avoid the compromise of other organs. El carcinoma epidermoide es una neoplasia maligna derivada de los queratinocitos epiteliales; este constituye una entidad con un elevado índice de mortalidad .Se presenta el caso de un paciente masculino de 78 años de edad, color de piel blanco, con antecedentes de carcinoma basocelular en regiones faciales, y de exposición prolongada a radiaciones ultravioletas, que desarrolló un carcinoma epidermoide en la región frontal izquierda con metástasis medianamente diferenciada en región parotídea. El diagnóstico fue comprobado mediante biopsia aspirativa con aguja fina y como opción terapéutica se empleó el tratamiento quirúrgico. El carcinoma epidermoide ocupa el segundo lugar en frecuencia entre las neoplasias cutáneas malignas en el mundo. Ante su sospecha clínica se deben tomar todas las precauciones necesarias para corroborar el diagnóstico e imponer el adecuado tratamiento de forma rápida, en aras de reducir la mortalidad y evitar el compromiso de otros órganos.