Browsing by Subject "South Africa"

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    Country Report 2018: South Africa
    (2018) Wyngaard, Ricardo
    South Africa has adopted and abides by the major treaties that protect the freedom of association, including, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and the right is also enshrined in Clause 18 of the country’s Constitution. Practically, there are three forms of legal entities for nonprofit organisations operating in South Africa, namely voluntary associations, nonprofit trusts, and nonprofit companies. Of these entities, voluntary associations are the most popular because their establishment is quick, inexpensive, and easy.
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    Decolonization and liberation psychology: The case of psychology in South Africa
    (Cambridge UP, 2020) de la Rey, Cheryl; Thompson, Chalmer E.
    This chapter focuses on psychology in South Africa as a discipline and profession embedded in a history of colonialism and apartheid. It a describes South African psychology as a site of epistemological contestation shaped by historical racial identities and relations of power and asserts that liberation psychology is central to the contribution of the profession to eliminating human rights violations and fostering well-being. National student protests in 2015–2016 called for the “decolonization” of the curriculum, bringing into sharp focus the decades-long debate about the relevance of psychology and the need for transformation. While the focus is psychology in South Africa, the chapter broadens the discussion of decolonizing the field to other nations plagued by histories of racial oppression such as Australia and the United States. Changes in the decolonizing process are not without their challenges, yet in a field of study that is one of the most popular among students, a cogent move toward decolonizing the psychology curriculum entails the invention of new voices and theories as well as liberation psychology practices that center squarely on the needs for equity, violence prevention, and social justice.
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    Gene therapy access: Global challenges, opportunities, and views from Brazil, South Africa, and India
    (Elsevier, 2022) Cornetta, Kenneth; Bonamino, Martín; Mahlangu, Johnny; Mingozzi, Federico; Rangarajan, Savita; Rao, Jayandharan; Medical and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine
    Gene and cell therapies for a variety of life-limiting illnesses are under investigation, and a small number of commercial products have successfully obtained regulatory approval. The cost of treatment is high, and clinical studies evaluating safety and efficacy are performed predominately in high-income countries. We reviewed the current status of gene and cell therapies in low- and middle-income countries and highlighted the need and current barriers to access. The state of product development in Brazil, South Africa, and India is discussed, including lessons learned from American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT)-sponsored virtual symposia in each of these countries.
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    Mpox outbreak in South Africa: A wake-up call for strengthening preparedness and response
    (Elsevier, 2024-07-23) Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A.; Pan, Qiuwei; Schlagenhauf, Patricia; Medicine, School of Medicine
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    The Real McCloy: Fiction, History, and the Real in Zoë Wicomb’s “The One That Got Away”
    (Indiana University Press, 2017-02) Hoegberg, David E.; Department of English, School of Liberal Arts
    This article examines the intertextual connections between Zoë Wicomb's 2008 short story, "The One That Got Away," and Helen McCloy's 1945 novel, The One That Got Away, a piece of detective fiction used by Wicomb's main character as the basis for a work of contemporary art. Drawing concepts from Wicomb's 2005 essay on setting and intertextuality, I argue that Wicomb creatively interacts with McCloy's novel to explore issues of authorial ethics, historical representation, and ideological critique. At the heart of both works is a series of triangular relationships between readers, texts, and their corporeal authors that foreground acts of resistant reading and creative reframing. Familiarity with McCloy's novel reveals new forms of reference and commentary at work in Wicomb's story.