Week 9: Top of the Top Ten

Power and Privilege Definitions
Apartheid Timeline
Not White Enough, Not Black Enough
South Africa Progressive on LGBT Rights but Gays Still Battle for Social Reform
Cape Town: Gangs, Race and Poverty 20 Years After Apartheid
Realizing Women's Rights in South Africa
Here's How South African Students Talk About Race and Gender
'Winnie' Fails to Capture the essence of Mrs. Mandela
Bucket List to Visiting South Africa
Culture in South Africa

           Our exploration of these articles has opened my eyes to the complexities of South Africa. After viewing our collection of research, I have formed and reformed my opinions and knowledge on a range of topics, from race to culture to gender to sexuality to political influence. This information is extremely useful in that it prepares us to step into South Africa for an entire month in various ways. We are about to immerse ourselves in a rich culture, and these pieces of research, in my opinion, are a prerequisite for our arrival. We dug deeper and discovered how the issues occurring in South Africa compare and contrast to those in the United States, and this is important because it reveals the ways in which we can personally relate to South Africans. Through our study of South Africa, we have gained a sense of empathy and we have also learned more about our own personal identities. It has helped me grow into the person I hope to be; one who not only believes in equality, but fights for it and calls for the justice of the oppressed. I am anxious to see how what we've learned plays out once we are in South Africa. I am looking forward to learning and growing alongside my eager classmates. It's going to be the experience of a lifetime!