The need for a new language? How historically disadvantaged institutions grapple with the effects of labelling in Higher Education: the case of the University of the Western Cape

dc.contributor.authorAfrica, Cherrel
dc.contributor.authorMutizwa-Mangiza, Shingai
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-05T12:09:07Z
dc.date.available2018-01-05T12:09:07Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractTertiary institutions in South Africa have been dichotomised through the colonial structure and apartheid which sought to subjugate some institutions and elevate others. Not only have historically disadvantaged institutions (HDIs) faced a set of deep material difficulties, they have also had to grapple with the negative implications of naming. Using the work of Stryker and Burke as well as Bourdieu, this article interrogates the complexities of the HDI label for the University of the Western Cape. This is a complex issue because the same label can simultaneously provide access to state resources and inhibit opportunities from potential sponsors and employers. Unlike individuals who can hold multiple identities, institutions are expected to embrace a particular identity. Our conclusion is that we need to open the conversation about institutional labelling and develop a new language to describe former HDIs which should ideally acknowledge their difficult history without perpetuating stigma.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAfrica, C. & Mutizwa-Mangiza, S. (2017). The need for a new language? How historically disadvantaged institutions grapple with the effects of labelling in higher Education: the case of the University of the Western Cape. Politikon.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0258-9346
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02589346.2018.1418213
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3354
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02589346.2018.1418213
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectTertiary institutionsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectHistorically disadvantaged institutionsen_US
dc.subjectUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectInstitutional labellingen_US
dc.subjectIdentityen_US
dc.subjectRecent publications
dc.titleThe need for a new language? How historically disadvantaged institutions grapple with the effects of labelling in Higher Education: the case of the University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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