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The Plague: Camus, Contemporary Capitalism & Covid-19

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Near the end of Albert Camus’ novel The Plague, Tarrou confesses to Dr Rieux the roots of his beliefs. To kill anybody for an … [Read more...] about The Plague: Camus, Contemporary Capitalism & Covid-19

Filed Under: Features, where I stand Tagged With: Albert Camus, Capitalism, Corona Virus, Covid-19, Featured, Liberalism, South Africa

The Monologism of Politically Correct Language: or being accused of supporting Donald Trump

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Recently when I was sitting at the Kimberley Hotel talking to some old friends and a few art students I discovered just how … [Read more...] about The Monologism of Politically Correct Language: or being accused of supporting Donald Trump

Filed Under: where I stand Tagged With: Bakhtin, Featured, Isaiah Berlin, Monologism, PC, Politically Correct

Chapter III

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It was with this in mind that I went to Jacobson and Daughters some days after my pilgrimage up to Thales’ grave. I had gone to … [Read more...] about Chapter III

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Chapter II

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A chapter in which the police brutalise an umbrella salesman for not having his papers and the reader is distracted by the mayor's … [Read more...] about Chapter II

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Chapter I

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Introduction, or the chapter where Judge Miriam O'Higgins describes the strange man known to the town as 'the engineer'. … [Read more...] about Chapter I

Filed Under: Features, Fiction, the albertsburg judgment Tagged With: Featured, post-colonialism, rewrite

Sol Plaatje Part II

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soundcloud.com/matthew-douglas-blackman/sol-plaatje-part-ii … [Read more...] about Sol Plaatje Part II

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: ANC, Apartheid, Cecil John Rhodes, Featured, Liberalism, South Africa, South African literature

Sol Plaatje Part 1

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https://soundcloud.com/matthew-douglas-blackman/sol-plaatje-part-1-an-interview-with-brian-willan … [Read more...] about Sol Plaatje Part 1

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Apartheid, Books, Brian Willan, Featured, Liberalism, Sol Plaatje, South Africa, South African History

4 Quotes from Nietzsche

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  In this sense the Dionysian man has similarities to Hamlet. Both have had a real glimpse into the essence of things. They … [Read more...] about 4 Quotes from Nietzsche

Filed Under: Four Impressions Tagged With: Featured, Nietzsche, solitude

The Second Man: An autobiography concerning​ a sense of belonging – 3

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Like Crusoe, I wanted to escape my country when I was young. I had, as a boy, identified with England. Not only because of an … [Read more...] about The Second Man: An autobiography concerning​ a sense of belonging – 3

Filed Under: The Second Man Tagged With: Apartheid, Bakhtin, Cape Town, Featured, Liberalism, Robinson Crusoe, The Odyssey, Tribalism

The Second Man: An autobiography concerning a sense of belonging – 2

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A lot of work has been done on Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe in relationship to its colonial and postcolonial positions. Edward Said … [Read more...] about The Second Man: An autobiography concerning a sense of belonging – 2

Filed Under: The Second Man Tagged With: Bakhtin, Books, Daniel Defoe, Dialectic, Featured, Robinson Crusoe, solitude

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