What can we learn from the archives of the 1980's, a time of political and cultural resistance globally? We look at the period and a project that commemorated its importance.
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Looking at the discourse building, culture initiative, BLAC, and its projects to further dialogue, publishing and advocacy in a divided Cape Town (1998-2003). How have things shifted since?
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Plotting the path, and critiquing, the development of South Africa’s post-apartheid cultural policy.
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The coupling of race with cultural policy has long roots in South Africa. If we understood this better, and worked with the symbolic more creatively, could it help us bring about a non-racial future?
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An introduction to a series of articles looking at the role of culture in the urban and social transformation of cities. Focussing on Cape Town: a reflection from the personal perspective of a cultural activist.
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The power of networks and a tight deadline. The conditions and the processes behind Cape Town's successful bid for World Design Capital 2014.
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Design and the Divided City: Culture and the transformative potential of Creativity. Part one in a series on Cape Town's journey to becoming World Design Capital 2014.
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