Robben Island Rainbow Dreams: The Making of Democratic South Africa’s First National Heritage Institution

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Robben Island Rainbow Dreams

The Making of Democratic South Africa’s First National Heritage Institution

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2021

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A behind-the-scenes account of the creation of the Robben Island Museum and the debates over democratic South Africa’s first national heritage institution.

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History Regional and National History African Studies

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Frontmatter
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Epigraph
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Contents
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Preface
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Introduction
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Acronyms
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Editors’ note
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Prologue
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André Odendaal

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PART ONE: DRAFT ONE OF THE MAKING OF THE ROBBEN ISLAND MUSEUM
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1. The liberation struggle as incubator for RIM
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André Odendaal

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2. UWC’s Mayibuye Centre: The conceptual base for RIM
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André Odendaal

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3. Lobbying and planning: A new South African museums and heritage sector, 1990–1994
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André Odendaal

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4. Defining the vision: ‘The triumph of the human spirit’
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5. The mandate: Cabinet’s decision on the future of the island, 1994–1996
43
André Odendaal

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6. Throwing open the prison doors, 1 January 1997
49
André Odendaal

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7. Official launch of RIM by Nelson Mandela, 24 September 1997
62
Nelson Mandela

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8. Consolidation, commemoration, celebration: On the way to UNESCO World Heritage Site status, 1998–2000
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André Odendaal

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9. Putting in place building blocks for the future
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André Odendaal

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10. A dirty tricks campaign unfolds, 2001
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André Odendaal, Lynette Maart and Ashley Forbes

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11. The pressure on RIM intensifies
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André Odendaal

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12. The rupture, July 2002
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André Odendaal and Lynette Maart

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13. Downward spiral of an institution and its vision
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André Odendaal

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PART TWO: FOUNDATIONS FOR PERMANENCY
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14. Narrative design and memory-making as healing modality: The ethos of early RIM education and public programming
125
Deirdre Prins-Solani

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15. Creating a new generation of heritage and museum leaders: The inception of the Robben Island Training Programme
135
Khwezi ka Mpumlwana and Gerard Corsane

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16. From Mayibuye Centre to the UWC/Robben Island Mayibuye Archives
150
Anthea Josias

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17. Signature in the city: Building the Nelson Mandela Gateway Building
161
Lucien le Grange

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18. Preparing for South Africa’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site
167
Juanita Pastor

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19. Challenges in preventative conservation: Artefacts as a means of triggering memory and a process of healing
177
Irene Mafune

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20. Conservation management planning and Robben Island’s layered history
182
Harriet Deacon

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21. Conserving the island’s environment
187
Shaun Davis

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22. An ex-political prisoner’s memories of living and working on Robben Island
195
Lionel Davis

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23. Building a new community on the island: The Robben Island Village Association
201
Llewellyn Damon and Rabia Damon

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24. Making the intangible tangible: The first tour guides and the social memory of Robben Island
209
Vanessa Mitchell

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25. Appeasing the ancestors: Art and culture as a way of giving meaning to RIM
214
Ruth Carneson

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PART THREE: EXHIBITIONS AND MEMORY-MAKING PROCESS IN A SACRED SPACE
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26. Memories of working in RIM’s first Exhibitions Unit, 1999–2008
219
Gaby Cheminais

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27. Participation in progress: The story of Robben Island Museum’s Ex-Political Prisoner reference groups
233
Roger Meintjes, Nolubabalo Tongo-Cetywayo, Phumlani Grant Shezi, Gaby Cheminais and Neo Lekgotla laga Ramoupi

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28. Research Unit experiences in memorialising and archiving Robben Island prisoner memories through oral history
243
Noel Solani and Oupa Makhalemele

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29. Journey to Sithebe village: In search of the first political prisoners in Robben Island Maximum Security Prison
250
Neo Lekgotla laga Ramoupi, Nolubabalo Tongo-Cetywayo and Phumlani Grant Shezi

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30. Restoring dignity to the 12 Robben Island prisoners buried as paupers in Stikland Cemetery by the apartheid regime
257
Nolubabalo Tongo-Cetywayo and Madeleine Fullard

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31. The making and demise of the Nelson Mandela Gateway exhibition, 2001–2010
269
Mavis Smallberg

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PART FOUR: VOICES AND DEBATES FROM WITHIN
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32. The saint of the struggle: RIM and the debate about deconstructing the Mandela myth
283
Noel Solani

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33. Pan Africanist and Black Consciousness perspectives: Beneath the surface of the Robben Island Museum images
300
Luvuyo Mthimkhulu Dondolo

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34. The role of Robben Island Museum in the transformation of South Africa’s cultural landscape after apartheid
309
Khwezi ka Mpumlwana and Lekgotla laga Ramoupi

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35. See the seagulls fly: Twenty years on – a message to my daughter
325
Ashley Forbes

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PART FIVE: CURIOUS COINCIDENCES
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36. Fast forward from RIM rupture to state capture
335
André Odendaal

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37. Mr K and the replica of his cell
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André Odendaal

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Appendix
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Endnotes
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Select bibliography
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About the contributors
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Index
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Publishing information

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

eBook published on:

August 10, 2021

eBook ISBN:

9781928246541

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Best Red, and imprint of HSRC Press

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9781928246541

eBook ISBN: 9781928246541

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Robben Island Rainbow Dreams

Overview

About this book

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Epigraph

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Acronyms

Editors’ note

Prologue

1. The liberation struggle as incubator for RIM

2. UWC’s Mayibuye Centre: The conceptual base for RIM

3. Lobbying and planning: A new South African museums and heritage sector, 1990–1994

4. Defining the vision: ‘The triumph of the human spirit’

5. The mandate: Cabinet’s decision on the future of the island, 1994–1996

6. Throwing open the prison doors, 1 January 1997

7. Official launch of RIM by Nelson Mandela, 24 September 1997

8. Consolidation, commemoration, celebration: On the way to UNESCO World Heritage Site status, 1998–2000

9. Putting in place building blocks for the future

10. A dirty tricks campaign unfolds, 2001

11. The pressure on RIM intensifies

12. The rupture, July 2002

13. Downward spiral of an institution and its vision

14. Narrative design and memory-making as healing modality: The ethos of early RIM education and public programming

15. Creating a new generation of heritage and museum leaders: The inception of the Robben Island Training Programme

16. From Mayibuye Centre to the UWC/Robben Island Mayibuye Archives

17. Signature in the city: Building the Nelson Mandela Gateway Building

18. Preparing for South Africa’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site

19. Challenges in preventative conservation: Artefacts as a means of triggering memory and a process of healing

20. Conservation management planning and Robben Island’s layered history

21. Conserving the island’s environment

22. An ex-political prisoner’s memories of living and working on Robben Island

23. Building a new community on the island: The Robben Island Village Association

24. Making the intangible tangible: The first tour guides and the social memory of Robben Island

25. Appeasing the ancestors: Art and culture as a way of giving meaning to RIM

26. Memories of working in RIM’s first Exhibitions Unit, 1999–2008

27. Participation in progress: The story of Robben Island Museum’s Ex-Political Prisoner reference groups

28. Research Unit experiences in memorialising and archiving Robben Island prisoner memories through oral history

29. Journey to Sithebe village: In search of the first political prisoners in Robben Island Maximum Security Prison

30. Restoring dignity to the 12 Robben Island prisoners buried as paupers in Stikland Cemetery by the apartheid regime

31. The making and demise of the Nelson Mandela Gateway exhibition, 2001–2010

32. The saint of the struggle: RIM and the debate about deconstructing the Mandela myth

33. Pan Africanist and Black Consciousness perspectives: Beneath the surface of the Robben Island Museum images

34. The role of Robben Island Museum in the transformation of South Africa’s cultural landscape after apartheid

35. See the seagulls fly: Twenty years on – a message to my daughter

36. Fast forward from RIM rupture to state capture

37. Mr K and the replica of his cell

Appendix

Endnotes

Select bibliography

About the contributors

Index

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