« Histoires perturbées, passés retrouvés », une introduction by Sian Sullivan, Michèle Baussant, Lindsey Dodd, Olivette Otele, Irène Dos Santos

“…Our aim has been to interrogate relationships between oral histories and amateur histories with more formal written archives and historiography in a series of disrupted settings: evictions in colonial and apartheid west Namibia (SULLIVAN); memories and historical interpretations of the Egyptian Jewish diaspora (BAUSSANT); the evacuation of children in Second World War France (DODD); recent maritime exodus of migrants from Africa (OTELE); and rupture from a hegemonic imperial-nostalgic narrative in Portugal (DOS SANTOS). …”
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South Africa: A Growing Embrace of Feminist Foreign Policy? by Jo-Ansie van Wyk

“…These developments have not gone unnoticed in South Africa, where historical relations between Sweden and the country’s liberation movements endure in post-apartheid South Africa. Unlike Sweden, South Africa never adopted or declared a feminist foreign policy due to historical and cultural reasons, and different conceptualisations of women, gender, and feminism. …”
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Reinvigorating South Africa-Sweden Relations: Politics, Economics, And Society by Sven Botha

“…This relationship, as Anna-Mart van Wyk’s article in this special issue illustrates, is firmly rooted in Sweden’s support for the Anti-Apartheid Movement. Since then, both South Africa and Sweden, and indeed the world as a whole, have experienced significant political, economic, and social changes. …”
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El deporte en el campo diplomático: el caso de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA Sudáfrica 2010 by Eduardo Carreño Lara

“…Así, el movimiento anti-apartheid obtuvo simbólicos y cruciales logros en este campo cuando la federación local fue suspendida por la Federación Internacional de Fútbol Asociado (FIFA) de todas las competencias internacionales hasta 1992. …”
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Introducing “Disrupted Histories, Recovered Pasts” by Sian Sullivan, Michèle Baussant, Lindsey Dodd, Olivette Otele, Irène Dos Santos

“…Our aim has been to interrogate relationships between oral histories and amateur histories with more formal written archives and historiography in a series of disrupted settings: evictions in colonial and apartheid west Namibia (SULLIVAN); memories and historical interpretations of the Egyptian Jewish diaspora (BAUSSANT); the evacuation of children in Second World War France (DODD); recent maritime exodus of migrants from Africa (OTELE); and rupture from a hegemonic imperial-nostalgic narrative in Portugal (DOS SANTOS). …”
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Thabo Mbeki’s Decolonial Idea of an African in the African Renaissance by William Jethro Mpofu

“…Colonialism, especially in its apartheid expression in South Africa, questioned the humanity of Black Africans, displaced them, and dispossessed them of their land. …”
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“An Ancient System of Caste”: How the British Law against Caste Depends on Orientalism by Prakash Shah

“…They were handicapped by the fact that if they resisted it they would be branded as complicit in caste discrimination – as has been alleged by parliamentarians backing the law – or practitioners of a form of apartheid. This article argues that the legislation is underpinned by dubious and insubstantial research. …”
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Leadership and Nigeria's Regional Hegemonic Quest in Africa: A Critical Discus by GAMBO Nanven Audu, PULDU Samdi Gloria, KUMS Simon Nankap

“…However,Nigeria with its endowed numerous natural and human resources which she utilized for the betterment of Africa; prompted her to assume the leadership role which she did by leading other African countries in the decolonization struggles and the fight against apartheid regime in South Africa. Thus, Nigeria's leadership role towards achieving stability and development in Africa cannot be overemphasized. …”
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The High Price of Gender Noncompliance: Exploring the Economic Marginality of Trans Women in South Africa by Siyanda Buyile Shabalala, Megan Campbell

“…These cisgender‐privileging norms intersect with racism and colonial‐apartheid legacies, compounding economic difficulties for trans women. …”
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Contesting a legendary legacy: A century of reflection on Raymond Dart and the Taung skull by Christa Kuljian

“…These beliefs and practices were not questioned in the era of racial segregation and apartheid, and they carry painful legacies into the fields of anatomy, anthropology and palaeoanthropology. …”
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El movimiento estudiantil «Rhodes debe caer» (Rodhes Must Fall): las universidades sudafricanas como campo de lucha by Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni

“…Lo que se inició como el movimiento Rhodes Debe Caer (Rhodes Must Fakk) contra la estatua de Cecil John Rhodes en la Universidad de Ciudad del Cabo, rápidamente se extendió a demandas más amplias de justicia cognitiva; cambio de currículo; desmantelamiento de símbolos ofensivos coloniales o del apartheid; derecho a la educación gratuita, relevante y de calidad; libertad cultural; y cambio total de la idea misma de universidad, de su pedigrí occidental («la universidad en África») a la «universidad africana». …”
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