Unsettling Apologies
Critical Writings on Apology from South Africa
1st Edition
Published on 29. September 2022
Book
Hardback
330 pages
978-1-5292-2795-6 (ISBN)
Description
There has recently been a global resurgence of demands for the acknowledgement of historical and contemporary wrongs, as well as for apologies and reparation for harms suffered.
Drawing on the histories of injustice, dispossession and violence in South Africa, this book examines the cultural, political and legal role, and value of, an apology. It explores the multiple ways in which 'sorry' is instituted, articulated and performed, and critically analyses its various forms and functions in both historical and contemporary moments. Bringing together an interdisciplinary team of contributors, the book's analysis offers insights that will be invaluable to global debates on the struggle for justice.
Drawing on the histories of injustice, dispossession and violence in South Africa, this book examines the cultural, political and legal role, and value of, an apology. It explores the multiple ways in which 'sorry' is instituted, articulated and performed, and critically analyses its various forms and functions in both historical and contemporary moments. Bringing together an interdisciplinary team of contributors, the book's analysis offers insights that will be invaluable to global debates on the struggle for justice.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Unsewn / adhesive bound
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Not illustrated
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Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-2795-6 (9781529227956)
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Persons
Melanie Judge works with leading civil society organisations and multilateral institutions on strategy, policy and research for sexual and gender rights in Africa and is Adjunct Associate Professor in Public Law at the University of Cape Town.
Dee Smythe is Professor of Public Law and Director of the Centre for Law and Society at the University of Cape Town as well as a member of the Centro de Investigacao e Desenvolvimento sobre Direito e Sociedade (CEDIS) at the Nova University of Lisbon School of Law.
Dee Smythe is Professor of Public Law and Director of the Centre for Law and Society at the University of Cape Town as well as a member of the Centro de Investigacao e Desenvolvimento sobre Direito e Sociedade (CEDIS) at the Nova University of Lisbon School of Law.
Content
1. The Power of Apology - Melanie Judge and Dee Smythe
2. We Speak in the Shadow of the Tongues They Took - Siphokazi Jonas
3. Can an Apology Ever Be Enough for Crimes of the Past? - Yasmin Sooka
4. In Pursuit of Harmony: What is the Value of a Court-Ordered Apology? - Sindiso Mnisi Weeks
5. Penance and Punishment: Apology as a Remedy for Hate Speech - Nurina Ally and Kerry Williams
6. On Not Apologising: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and the TRC Hearing into the Mandela United Football Club - Shireen Hassim
7. (Mis)Recognitions in the Racial Apology: Reading the Racist Event and its Fallouts - Nkululeko Nkomo and Peace Kiguwa
8. Apology as a Pathway out of White Unknowing - Christi van der Westhuizen
9. (Re)Collections: Her Sorry, Never Mine - Diane Jefthas
10. Beyond Words: Apologies and Compensation in Sexual Off ences - Leila Khan and Dee Smythe
11. 'She Told Me to Stop Making a Fuss': Undignified Treatment, Medical Negligence Claims, and Desires for Apology - Omowamiwa Kolawole
12. Unicorn Sightings: The Corporate Moral Apology in South Africa - Tracey Davies
13. In Black and White: The Hollow Apology of Racialised State Compensation to Freehold Landowners - Thuto Thipe
14. On Apology and the Failure of Shame in the TRC - Jaco Barnard-Naude
15. Amnesty, Amnesia, and Remembrance: Self-Reflections on a 23-Year-Old Justification - Heinz Klug
2. We Speak in the Shadow of the Tongues They Took - Siphokazi Jonas
3. Can an Apology Ever Be Enough for Crimes of the Past? - Yasmin Sooka
4. In Pursuit of Harmony: What is the Value of a Court-Ordered Apology? - Sindiso Mnisi Weeks
5. Penance and Punishment: Apology as a Remedy for Hate Speech - Nurina Ally and Kerry Williams
6. On Not Apologising: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and the TRC Hearing into the Mandela United Football Club - Shireen Hassim
7. (Mis)Recognitions in the Racial Apology: Reading the Racist Event and its Fallouts - Nkululeko Nkomo and Peace Kiguwa
8. Apology as a Pathway out of White Unknowing - Christi van der Westhuizen
9. (Re)Collections: Her Sorry, Never Mine - Diane Jefthas
10. Beyond Words: Apologies and Compensation in Sexual Off ences - Leila Khan and Dee Smythe
11. 'She Told Me to Stop Making a Fuss': Undignified Treatment, Medical Negligence Claims, and Desires for Apology - Omowamiwa Kolawole
12. Unicorn Sightings: The Corporate Moral Apology in South Africa - Tracey Davies
13. In Black and White: The Hollow Apology of Racialised State Compensation to Freehold Landowners - Thuto Thipe
14. On Apology and the Failure of Shame in the TRC - Jaco Barnard-Naude
15. Amnesty, Amnesia, and Remembrance: Self-Reflections on a 23-Year-Old Justification - Heinz Klug