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Enacting Identity and Transition: Public Events and Rituals in the University (Mexico and South Africa)

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: On the basis of ethnographic and historical material this article makes a comparative analysis of the relationship between public events, ceremonies and academic rituals, institutional identity, and processes of transition and power at two universities, one in Mexico and the other in South Africa. The public events examined here play a major role in imagining and bringing about political shifts within universities as well as between universities and external actors. It shows how decisive local histories and constituencies are in mediating and transfiguring identity projects initiated from above.

Source: Minerva

DOI: 10.1007/s11024-015-9287-0

Authors: Wil G. Pansters, Henk J. van Rinsum

Institutions: University of Groningen, Utrecht University

Language: English

Topic: Higher Education Governance and Development

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,290