Outsmarting Apartheid : An Oral History of South Africa's Cultural and Educational Exchange with the United States, 1960-1999.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (472 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Bart Rousseve -- Definitions -- Acronyms -- Common Terms -- Visitors Programs -- Chronology of South African History -- Part 1: Arts -- Brahms, from Malmesbury to Carnegie Hall -- "Education Was My Weapon" -- Market Theatre Co-Founder Discovers the American Stage -- Dance, Too, Can Change a Society -- "Do You Sell Stamps or Don't You?" (Breaking the Cultural Boycott) -- Part 2: Education -- Persona Non Grata Becomes a Professor -- Scrambled Eggs and Science Teaching in Pretoria -- "A Gill of All Trades" -- Fulbrights, the TRC, and an MA in Washington -- A Breach of Racial Divides in Training Military Leaders -- An Educational Advisor Wouldn't Take No for an Answer -- Part 3: Law and Parliament -- A South African Magistrate and the American Correctional System -- "The People's Judge" -- Fulbright Scholar, Yale Professor, Member of Parliament -- "Steve, I Can't Tell You How Meaningful That Day Was for Me" -- A Journey to Parliament via the United States -- Bridging Political Divides -- Operation Crossroads Africa and Lifelong Learning -- Part 4: Public Service -- Abuse No More -- Our Man in Pretoria: Three Tours in South Africa -- ACAO under Apartheid, PAO under Democracy -- The Boss Said He Could Stand Up to Anybody -- Walking in Another's Shoes -- Breaching the Walls on a Park Bench -- Part 5: Science and Research -- Anyone's Medical Doctor of Choice -- A Life of Firsts: The Science of Joints and Cartilage -- Two Degrees of the Universe -- Part 6: Social Engagement and Community Empowerment -- A Spouse Brings South Africans Together -- We All Invited All -- Social Work and the Cleveland International Program -- "This Is the Kind of Dialogue We Need" -- Discovering American Freedom with Operation Crossroads Africa -- Bringing Head Start to South Africa -- "Just Give Him a Chance," and She Did. Part 7: Editor's Final Note -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Inspiring oral history of the impact of cultural and educational exchange between South Africa and the United States during apartheid.
9781438451220
Anti-apartheid movements-South Africa-History. Anti-apartheid movements-United States-History. Educational exchanges-South Africa-History-20th century. Educational exchanges-United States-History-20th century. United States-Relations-South Africa. South Africa-Relations-United States.