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Noel Chabani Manganyi
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128Racism and AlienationPart of the reason why alienation, the body and racism were focal points of investigation for Manganyi is that ‘for whatever else one may prefer to believe, racism – particularly against blacks – is thriving in Southern Africa and elsewhere’ (1977a: 6). This prophetic observation of the resilience and prevalence of antiblack racism in South Africa holds true even today, in the wake of so much racist behaviour and actions against Blacks by a significant number of White South Africans, and also reproduced in myriad subtle ways by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) government as Black antiblack racism. What is interesting today is that the same behaviour patterns imposed by the apartheid White government’s policies are enforced by a Black government against Blacks, especially in the continuance and safeguarding of the apartheid geography. The majority of the Black population living in neglected apartheid ghettos (townships) are denied all the human dignity accorded to the predominantly White gated areas and suburbs. We are, as Goldberg comments, in the space of ‘born again racism’ (2009: 23). So many incidents of antiblack racism have occurred in the twenty-first century in South Africa, the United States, Europe, Australia and some Asian countries. Manganyi’s contribution to antiracism in his country was therefore to keep the problem of racism in the mainstream of contemporary consciousness. Indeed, he himself acknowledged, with a heavy heart, the persistence of racism in his country. Way into the new political dispensation, in 2018, Manganyi, disappointedly, had this to say: ‘Post-colonial racism is like its predecessors before, a realisation of institutionalised social, political, educational and economic inequality, 8
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128Racism and AlienationPart of the reason why alienation, the body and racism were focal points of investigation for Manganyi is that ‘for whatever else one may prefer to believe, racism – particularly against blacks – is thriving in Southern Africa and elsewhere’ (1977a: 6). This prophetic observation of the resilience and prevalence of antiblack racism in South Africa holds true even today, in the wake of so much racist behaviour and actions against Blacks by a significant number of White South Africans, and also reproduced in myriad subtle ways by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) government as Black antiblack racism. What is interesting today is that the same behaviour patterns imposed by the apartheid White government’s policies are enforced by a Black government against Blacks, especially in the continuance and safeguarding of the apartheid geography. The majority of the Black population living in neglected apartheid ghettos (townships) are denied all the human dignity accorded to the predominantly White gated areas and suburbs. We are, as Goldberg comments, in the space of ‘born again racism’ (2009: 23). So many incidents of antiblack racism have occurred in the twenty-first century in South Africa, the United States, Europe, Australia and some Asian countries. Manganyi’s contribution to antiracism in his country was therefore to keep the problem of racism in the mainstream of contemporary consciousness. Indeed, he himself acknowledged, with a heavy heart, the persistence of racism in his country. Way into the new political dispensation, in 2018, Manganyi, disappointedly, had this to say: ‘Post-colonial racism is like its predecessors before, a realisation of institutionalised social, political, educational and economic inequality, 8
© 2024, Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. CONTENTS III
  3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IV
  4. INTRODUCTION VIII
  5. 1 The Psychologist-Philosopher 1
  6. 2 The Philosopher-Psychologist 19
  7. 3 The Concept of Alienation 40
  8. 4 Apartheid and Alienation 53
  9. 5 Black Thinkers on Alienation 68
  10. 6 Being-Black-in-the-World 86
  11. 7 The Black Body and Alienation 103
  12. 8 Racism and Alienation 128
  13. 9 Manifestations of Alienation 149
  14. 10 Supersession of Alienation (Dealienation) 174
  15. 11 Conclusion: By Way of Critique 204
  16. Notes 230
  17. References 235
  18. About the Author 245
  19. Index 247
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. CONTENTS III
  3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IV
  4. INTRODUCTION VIII
  5. 1 The Psychologist-Philosopher 1
  6. 2 The Philosopher-Psychologist 19
  7. 3 The Concept of Alienation 40
  8. 4 Apartheid and Alienation 53
  9. 5 Black Thinkers on Alienation 68
  10. 6 Being-Black-in-the-World 86
  11. 7 The Black Body and Alienation 103
  12. 8 Racism and Alienation 128
  13. 9 Manifestations of Alienation 149
  14. 10 Supersession of Alienation (Dealienation) 174
  15. 11 Conclusion: By Way of Critique 204
  16. Notes 230
  17. References 235
  18. About the Author 245
  19. Index 247
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