Building a Ne South Africa One Conversation at a Time [Paperback]

Once a thriving, multiracial community, the Sophiatown suburb of Johannesburg was home to many famous artists, musicians, and poets. It was also a place where residential apartheid was first put into practice with forced removals, buildings bulldozed, and the construction of new, cheap housing for white public employees. David Thelen and Karie L. Morgan facilitate conversations among todays Sophiatown residents about how they share spaces, experiences, and values to raise and educate their children, earn a living, overcome crime, and shape their community for the good of all. As residents reflect on the past and the challenges they face in the future, they begin to work together to create a rich, diverse, safe, and welcoming post-Mandela South Africa.

Map of Sophiatown
Preface to U.S. Edition
Introduction to U.S. Edition
David Thelen and Karie L. Morgan
Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with
Neighbours on the Block
Block Group MeetingGood and Gold Streets7 June 2009
Block Group MeetingBertha Street24 June 2009
Chapter 2: Visualising a Shared Place and Making a Shared Past.
Good and Gold StreetsPhotovoice Discussion
-28 June and 15 July 2009
Bertha StreetPhotovoice Discussion19 July 2009
Chapter 3: Making Family around Mealtimes
Remembering Family Mealtimes:
A Conversation among Sophiatown
Cooking Club Members15 October 2011
Glimpses of Cooking in Sophiatown
CommentChallenges of Modern
Mealtimes: Reflections by Ren? Lombardi11 October 2012
CommentMaking Food and Heritage: Reflections by Tshepo Letsoalo
13 September 2012
Chapter 4: Becoming Neighbours and Creating Community Community
Raising a Family with Neighbours: A Workshop23 May 2012
CommentGetting to Know Neighbours and Choosing a Neighbourhood:
Reflections by Sebastian van Rayne25 November 2012
CommentOvercoming Barriers to Become Better Neighbours: Reflections
by Noeriena Hendricks24 November 2012
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