Space, Language and Identity Politics in Higher Education
As a way of introducing the theme tackled by this guest-edited issue of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa (JSAA), it is worthwhile to pose a question, albeit a rhetorical one: Why would a journal dedicated to theoretical, practical and reflective contributions on student affairs entertain a s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Journal of Student Affairs in Africa
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Student Affairs in Africa |
| Online Access: | https://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/jsaa/article/view/3688 |
| Summary: | As a way of introducing the theme tackled by this guest-edited issue of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa (JSAA), it is worthwhile to pose a question, albeit a rhetorical one: Why would a journal dedicated to theoretical, practical and reflective contributions on student affairs entertain a special issue on space, language and identity politics in higher education?
An answer to this may be found in an exposition by Benedict Anderson (2006) in Imagined Communities. Anderson argues:
Communities are to be distinguished, not by their falsity/genuineness, but by the style in which they are imagined. (Anderson, 2006, p. 7) |
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| ISSN: | 2311-1771 2307-6267 |