The rainbow nation versus the colours of the rainbow : nation-building versus diversity in post-apartheid South Africa with some notes on the role of the media
Year: 2014
Type: other
Abstract: The noble sentiments expressed in this preamble are reiterated in the myth of the Rainbow Nation − first coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu − which became the dominant rhetoric in the first years of the democratic state (Blaser, 2004; Ramsamy, 2007). The most popular interpretation of this myth is that the colours of the “rainbow” are reflective of the various ethnic and racial groups residing in South Africa who are united in a harmonious whole within the new democracy.
Author: Elirea Bornman
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1535056603