A Stellenbosch University Fees Must Fall Herstory

Reflections of a So-Called "Radical Black Intersectional Feminist"

My first double blind peer-reviewed journal article appeared in a special issue on Gender, Politics and the State, edited by Prof. Amanda Gouws. Stellenbosch University http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9391-5362

The article is a self-reflection on my participation as a so-called radical black intersectional feminist in the #FeesMustFall movement at Stellenbosch University. It is also an attempt to provide evidence of the double erasures taking place in the mainstream patriarchal narratives about the #FeesMustFall movement. My story bears witness to the fact that queer black womxn were the backbone of the movement and that #FeesMustFall did indeed occur at Stellenbosch University. These constitute the double erasures taking place in terms of what is and can be known about the #FeesMustFall movement. My reflections serve to make a much-needed contribution to the body of knowledge produced about the #FeesMustFall movement.

Keywords:

#Fees Must Fall, intersectionality, black radical feminism, decolonisation, Stellenbosch University, social movements

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25159/0256-8845/4677

How to Cite

Kunene, Ashanti. 2018. “A Stellenbosch University #FeesMustFall Herstory: Reflections of a So-Called ‘Radical Black Intersectional Feminist’”. Politeia 37 (2):14 pages. https://doi.org/10.25159/0256-8845/4677.