Hashtag Apartheid? Digital Discourse, Post-Apartheid Literature, and the Mission of Historical Reconciliation

This article aims to explore the reaching point of digital tools and historical stories while putting its emphasis on the transformation of Apartheid remembrances and South African literature and thus studies the internet as the major driving force behind such changes. The study checks to see how much social media, digital activists, and the efforts of Zakes Mda, Mandla Langa, and Lauren Beukes are shared and how that affects the historical representation and collective memory of modern South Africa. Further, it also freshly contends the utilization of digital platforms in building peace, in the telling of truth, and introducing literary works through the missiological approach and highlighting how technology plays a significant role in that historical justice reshaping.

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Scientific Bulletin of the Politehnica University of Timişoara Transactions on Modern Languages
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.59168/hpdf1367
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South African History and Culture
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Hashtag Apartheid? Digital Discourse, Post-Apartheid Literature, and the Mission of Historical Reconciliation

A. T. Bogdan
Scientific Bulletin of the Politehnica University of Timişoara Transactions on Modern Languages
South African History and Culture
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Hashtag Apartheid? Digital Discourse, Post-Apartheid Literature, and the Mission of Historical Reconciliation

A. T. Bogdan
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Abstract

This article aims to explore the reaching point of digital tools and historical stories while putting its emphasis on the transformation of Apartheid remembrances and South African literature and thus studies the internet as the major driving force behind such changes. The study checks to see how much social media, digital activists, and the efforts of Zakes Mda, Mandla Langa, and Lauren Beukes are shared and how that affects the historical representation and collective memory of modern South Africa. Further, it also freshly contends the utilization of digital platforms in building peace, in the telling of truth, and introducing literary works through the missiological approach and highlighting how technology plays a significant role in that historical justice reshaping.

Scientific Bulletin of the Politehnica University of Timişoara Transactions on Modern LanguagesVol. 24(1)
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South African History and Culture
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