This essay discusses the idea that Modernity is the triumph of reason or logos over mythos. It also highlights the fact that this “rampant’ Rationalisation of existence is destructive to the ontologico-metaphysical and epistemologico-legal paradigm of the conquered who is colonised by this Eurocentric view […]
history introspection politics
‘However, the use of the term ‘dis-cover’ implies that the point of departure in this process is the European ego which is a constituent element of the historical event……. The European ego turns the newly dis-covered primitive native into a mere object a thing which […]
history introspection politics
“Even though the captive flesh/body has been “liberated” and no one need pretend that even the quotation mark do not matter, dominant symbolic activity the ruling episteme that releases the dynamics of naming and valuation, remains grounded in the originating metaphors of captivity and mutilation […]
history introspection politics
Barricades catch flames at the Union Buildings; mobile toilets scorched to melted rubbles; five different places at Wits University set alight; tires burn, petrol bombs set off; a UJ Bus reduced to bare skeleton.. The burning of some of these symbols of White Power perhaps […]
history opinion politics
Marching is definitely not what it used to be. I think there probably was a genuine time and genuine movements that were about justice. Now it’s all just entertainment it seems, a bunch of people organizing to meet up, socialize on the surface, pose for […]
news opinion
Once upon a time, we spoke the same language. We were family. We understood each other. We worked as a team. They could see what I could not see and I could carry what they could not carry. We travelled together; nothing could separate us, […]
introspection
From as far back as we are capable of reaching, human kind has always been interested in adjusting the appearance and look for a variety of reasons. Reasons ranging from attracting mates, camouflaging in hunts, cultural and personal expressions, to make ourselves appear fiercer to […]
style
Black Theology can be easily dismissed by the Black Conscious Movement
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