The Perils of Name Changes … and Alternatives.

Name changing of public spaces in resource tense, racialised societies? What are the alternatives for more productive dialogue, towards real transformation?

cultural policyZayd MintyJune 14, 2018cape town, race, city, citizen action, public space, heritage, cultural diversity, transformationComment

BLAC to the Future

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?

socially engaged practiseZayd MintyFebruary 1, 2018arts, art, apartheid, culture, race, transformation, global south, cape town, south africa, social justiceComment

South Africa | Race | Culture | Power

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?

cultural policyZayd MintyJanuary 18, 2018cape town, culture, arts, apartheid, south africa, global south, race, social justice, transformationComment

Culture and Transformation in Cape Town

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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