#FeesMustFall and Youth Mobilisation in South Africa - 9781138740433

Name: #FeesMustFall and Youth Mobilisation in South Africa - 9781138740433
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

#FeesMustFall and Youth Mobilisation in South AfricaReform or Revolution?\nAuthor(s): Musawenkosi Ndlovu\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138740433, 978-1138740433\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the historical FeesMustFall (FMF) university student protests that took place in South Africa and shows how the enduring historical construction, representation and conceptualisation of South African youth (as typically radical and political) contributed to the (mis)interpretation of FMF protests, and led to a discourse on an African National Congress-toppling revolution.\n\nArguing that the student protests were not the revolutionary movement they have been represented as, Ndlovu demonstrates that ideological divisions amongst the protestors, the declining economy, and reduced youth participation in the political public sphere cannot lead to a new revolution in South African politics.\n\nThis book will be of interest to s.