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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

Sol Plaatje Part II

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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

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 – 1

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I arrived back in South Africa in October 2008. My mother died that year and a three-year relationship had just ended. While I was … [Read more...] about The Second Man: An autobiography concerning a sense of belonging – 1

Filed Under: The Second Man Tagged With: Albert Camus, David Hume, Featured, Liberalism, Nostalgia, The Odyssey

Where I Stand 2/06/2016

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On arriving at the University of Cape Town in 1994 as a student I hurriedly joined the ANC branch on campus.  Of course UCT was … [Read more...] about Where I Stand 2/06/2016

Filed Under: where I stand Tagged With: Achille Mbembe, ANC, Deliberative Democracy, Intolerance, Judith Butler, Kenneth Clark, Liberalism, South Africa, The University, UCT, UWC, Xolela Mangcu

Where I Stand 26/05/2016

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‘I was brought up a Marxist.  Nowdays that isn’t much of a boast.’ This is how Tony Judt, one of the great liberals of the last … [Read more...] about Where I Stand 26/05/2016

Filed Under: where I stand Tagged With: ANC, Edward Said, Liberalism, South Africa, Tony Judt

Are South Africans Free? – A Review

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Are South Africans Free? by Lawrence Hamilton Nelson Mandela, in his Long Walk To Freedom, wrote that South Africans have ‘merely … [Read more...] about Are South Africans Free? – A Review

Filed Under: reviews Tagged With: Amartya Sen, Corruption, Frantz Fanon, Isaiah Berlin, Jacob Zuma, Karl Popper, Lawrence Hamilton, Liberalism, Postapartheid, South Africa, Tony Judt

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