Moving for education: A study of decoloniality and development in South Africa
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2024
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University of the Western Cape
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The #FeesMustFall student movement in post-apartheid South Africa brought decolonisation back to the centre of the discourse challenging the institutional culture of the university and the commodification of education. The campaign was based on three pillars: pan-Africanism, black consciousness and black radical feminism, which symbolised the different levels of power that continue to dominate Africa. Many analyses of this movement have examined it in the context of South African student involvement in political action, but the educational situation has also affected African migrant students in South Africa. The aim of this study is to examine the migration aspirations, access to education, political engagement and precarity of students who have migrated to Cape Town from other African countries. Based on ethnographic research, focus group session and semi-structured interviews, the thesis analyses the socio-economic circumstances and migration experiences of 13 students from the DRC, Sudan, Rwanda, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. Drawing from a decolonial perspective, the study is a significant addition to research on education and development in South Africa.
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Decolonisation, #FeesMustFall, African migrants, South Africa