South Africa: Apartheid
This Playlist covers the history of Apartheid in South Africa.
What this playlist includes:
32 lectures across 6 courses.
All resources designed and delivered by university academics and researchers.
Courses and Lectures
1. South Africa – Apartheid in Context, 1450-1994
Dr Onyeka Nubia
Nottingham University
Nottingham University
1.1. What was the apartheid system? – 04:49
1.2. What were the origins of apartheid? – 12:04
1.3. How was 'race science' implemented in the apart... – 10:39
1.4. What was the reality of South Africa's 'separat... – 05:44
1.5. How was South Africa politically divided under ... – 06:56
1.6. How did the anti-apartheid movement gain traction? – 12:42
1.7. What are the legacies of the apartheid regime? – 11:06
2. South Africa – Early Resistance to Apartheid, 1948-60
Dr Nicholas Grant
University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
2.1. How was apartheid legislated during the 1950s? – 10:48
2.2. How was apartheid resisted during the 1950s? – 08:37
2.3. How did the anti-apartheid movement develop aft... – 10:01
2.4. What role did women play in the early anti-apar... – 09:36
2.5. How was apartheid viewed globally? – 11:50
3. South Africa – Apartheid in the 1950s
Dr Wayne Dooling
SOAS, University of London
SOAS, University of London
3.1. How was the Group Areas Act implemented from 1950? – 17:08
3.2. How was the Bantu Education Act implemented fro... – 12:52
3.3. How did African culture develop in townships du... – 12:12
3.4. How did the period of segregation in South Afri... – 21:10
3.5. How was apartheid experienced in everyday life ... – 10:28
4. South Africa – Developing High Apartheid, 1959-68
Professor William Beinart
University of Oxford
University of Oxford
4.1. How did African nationalism and anti-apartheid ... – 10:25
4.2. How did radical politics in the African opposit... – 10:45
4.3. How did apartheid South Africa cope with the de... – 10:26
4.4. How did economic progress impact the apartheid ... – 11:53
4.5. How was apartheid resisted through African nati... – 13:57
5. South Africa – Ending Apartheid, 1984-94
Dr Matt Graham
Dundee University
Dundee University
5.1. Which factors contributed to the pressure to en... – 07:31
5.2. How did negotiations pan out towards the end of... – 10:27
5.3. How did negotiations break down and then resume... – 12:26
5.4. What were the key compromises made to achieve t... – 15:24
5.5. How did South Africa reach its election result ... – 05:44
6. South Africa – The Sharpeville Massacre, 1960
Dr Daniel Feather
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool John Moores University
6.1. What was the international context in which apa... – 05:33
6.2. How did conflict in the apartheid state lead to... – 05:39
6.3. How did the Sharpeville massacre impact the ant... – 03:16
6.4. How did the National Party solidify control aft... – 04:24
6.5. How did the National Party present separate dev... – 07:20
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