Founded In    1999
Published   quarterly
Language(s)   English
     

Fields of Interest

 

Humanities and Social Sciences

     
ISSN   1543-1304
     
Publisher   Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
     
Editorial Board

Lead Editor:
Andrew van der Vlies - Queen Mary University of London, UK

Editors:
Shane Graham - Utah State University, USA
Karin Shapiro - Duke University, USA

Reviews Editors:
Derek Catsam - University of Texas of the Permian Basin, USA
Annel Pieterse - University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Monica Popescu - McGill University, Canada
Tiffany Willoughby-Herard - University of California, Irvine, USA

International Editorial Board:
Rita Barnard - University of Pennsylvania, USA
Louise Bethlehem - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Kerry Bystrom - Bard College, USA/Germany
Carrol Clarkson - University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nadia Davids - University of Cape Town, South Africa
Michele Elam - Stanford University, USA
Norman Etherington - University of Western Australia, Australia
Jeremy Foster - Cornell University, USA
Albert Grundling - University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Rick Halpern - University of Toronto, Canada
Stefan Helgesson - Stockholm University, Sweden
Jon Hyslop - Colgate University, USA
Tsitsi Jaji - Duke University, USA
Christopher J. Lee - Lafayette College, USA
Simon Lewis - College of Charleston, USA
Alex Lichtenstein - Indiana University Bloomington, USA
Peter Limb - Michigan State University, USA
Zine Magubane - Boston College, USA
Mandisa Mbali - University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
David Chioni Moore - Macalester College, USA
Brenna Munro - University of Miami, USA
Dana Phillips - Towson University, USA
Peter Rachleff - Macalester College, USA
Pallavi Rastogi - Louisiana State University, USA
Stéphane Robolin - Rutgers University, USA
Steven Robins - University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Christopher Saunders - University of Cape Town, South Africa
Thula Simpson - University of Pretoria, South Africa
Michael Titlestad - University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Hedley Twidle - University of Cape Town, South Africa
Robert Vinson - College of William and Mary, USA
Jennifer Wenzel - Columbia University, USA
Luvuyo Wotshela - University of Fort Hare, South Africa

Founding Editor:
Andrew Offenburger - Yale University, USA

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Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies

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Safundi -- "S" represents "South Africa," "a" stands for "America," and "fundi" comes from the Xhosa verb, "-funda," which translates as "to read/learn."

Safundi is an online community of scholars, professionals, and others interested in comparing and contrasting the United States of America with the Republic of South Africa.

Our journal, Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies, is the centerpiece of our online community. We believe that analyzing the two countries in a comparative and transnational context enhances our perspective on each, individually. While new comparative research is the focus of the journal, we also publish articles specifically addressing one country, provided the articles are of interest to the comparative scholar. Furthermore, our subject matter is as permeable as any country's border: we will consider research addressing other colonial and postcolonial states in Southern Africa and North America.

Articles that Safundi publishes are academic in nature. Research papers are reviewed as they are submitted. Scholarly essays are welcomed. Any topic may be addressed. We hope to provide our readers with a diverse and insightful collection of articles in each issue.

We publish on a quarterly basis. Our journal is peer-reviewed. Submissions are vetted by the editors-in-chief and the editorial board before they are accepted for publication.

The views expressed in the articles are those of the authors and not of the editors or of Safundi itself.

 

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February 2002, Issue 08

Playing the Reverse-Race Card in South Africa and America: A Case Study in Convergent Localization


The author gives a brief history of USAID/SA and analyzes related reverse-race policies within this context.

In Search of a Nation: Nation Building in the New South Africa


The author analyzes why the theoretical framework and the conceptual dynamic that animate the ANC-led project of nation building are deeply problematic.

John Cell: The Passing of a Leading Comparative Scholar of South Africa and the United States


The author offers a tribute to the life and scholarship of the late John Cell.

Divided Minds, Different Countries


The author reviews Divided Minds: Intellectuals and the Civil Rights Movement by Carol Polsgrove (WW Norton: New York, 2001).

Africa Civilized, Africa Uncivilized: Local Culture, World System, and South African Music


The author examines two episodes in the production of music in South Africa: the South African Choir's tour to England and North America in 1891-1992, and the making of Paul Simon's "Graceland."

American Campaign Techniques Worldwide


This article deals with the market-driven proliferation of American campaign techniques from a global perspective.

American Connections


The author reviews George Fredrickson's Black Liberation: A Comparative History of Black Ideologies in the United States and South Africa.

Residential Segregation in South Africa and the United States: Evaluating the Sustainability of Comparative Research


The author gauges what (if anything) South Africa can learn from the process of urban segregation in the United States.

White-Collar Crime in South Africa: A Comparative Perspective


This article compares white-collar crime statistics in South Africa with that of many nations.

A Review of Slavery, Emancipation, and Abolition in South Africa and the United States in the Eighteenth Century


The author offers a comparison of the history of slavery in South Africa and the United States in the eighteenth century.

A Review of Slavery, Emancipation, and Abolition in South Africa and the United States in the Eighteenth Century


The author examines the privatization of prisons in South Africa and the United States.

Policy of Preference: Lessons from India, the United States, and South Africa


The author provides a brief rationale for affirmative action, describes the policy initiatives and the politics of preference, and presents an assessment followed by some concluding remarks.

Other Issues

July 2013, Volume 14, Number 3
April 2007, Volume 8, Number 2
January 2007, Volume 8, Number 1
Deterritorializing American Culture, 23
Safundi Issue 22, Issue 22
George Fredrickson's White Supremacy , Issue 21
October 2005, Issue 20
July 2005, Issue 19
April 2005, Issue 18
January 2005, Issue 17
October 2004, Issue 16
July 2004, Issue 15
April 2004, Issue 13-14
October 2003, Issue 12
July 2003, Issue 11
April 2003, Issue 10
May 2002, Issue 09
November 2001, Issue 07
July 2001, Issue 06
April 2001, Issue 05
January 2001, Issue 04
October 2000, Issue 03
July 2000, Issue 02