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Aftermath: violence and well-being in the context of the student movement

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: In 2019, HSRC researchers interviewed student activists from the 2015/16 university protests as part of a project looking at higher-education governance and the problem of violent student protests. With student activists often depicted as either 'heroic warriors' battling against injustice or lazy or entitled 'thugs', the researchers were taken aback by what they found. The participants seemed vulnerable and deeply traumatised. Thierry Luescher spoke to Antoinette Oosthuizen about a photography project that gave these students a voice.

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/32364522

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: South African History and Culture

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7162147677

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