“Creatively draws on and contributes to contemporary theoretical thinking and empirical work on violence and student well-being in higher education institutions.” —Relebohile Moletsane,
Journal of Student Affairs in Africa
"An exceptional book by socially committed scholars ... original, conceptually innovative, and creatively narrated and presented."—Saleem Badat, University of KwaZulu-Natal
"Extraordinary.... Provides a view of the student movement in South Africa that is fresh, grounded, and forthright."—Crain Soudien, Nelson Mandela University
At first a small student protest against high fees at Wits University and the lack of government funding for higher education, the #FeesMustFall movement spread quickly, and violently, to other South African campuses.
#FeesMustFall
tells the gripping story of the student activists’ experiences during a year-long struggle that began in October 2015; it is also a story of the sacrifices that this student generation made so that others could have access to affordable higher education. Through more than a hundred photographs and accompanying narratives, the authors collaboratively reveal the scale of the upheaval that ensued as committed students successfully advocated for change.
CONTENTS:
Student Wellbeing, To Us.
Violence, Wellbeing, and a Photobook.
A History of Struggle.
Oppressive Spaces.
The Violence of Institutions.
Conscientize and Mobilize.
Protest and Violence.
Fire.
Our Methodology.
Gender Inside the Movement.
Fear and Trauma.
Outcomes of Protests.
Advocating Change.
Unity and Solidarity.
Wellbeing.
Escape and Safe Places.
Movement With a Purpose.
Contributions and Conclusions.
Afterword—
Sharlene Schwartz.
Appendix: The Research Participants and Their Journeys.