Rhoda: ‘Comrade Kadalie, You Are Out of Order!’: A Biography

Joel B. Pollak

Description

This authorized biography was made possible through the gracious help of my mother-in-law, Rhoda Kadalie, who provided generous access to her files, letters, photographs, and extensive library of documents. She made time to sit with me for several hours of interviews from September through October 2021, to answer questions as they arose, and to offer innumerable clarifications. Rhoda also reviewed the first draft of the biography in December 2021, making corrections and additions, and contributing some of her own original vignettes, never before published.

Sujets

• Littérature Sud-Africaine
• Littérature sud-africaine
• Race
• ANC
• Parlement tricaméral
• Democracy
• Human rights
• Politics
• Gender
• Civil society
• Rhoda
• University of the Western Cape
• Black Consciousness Movement
• Impumelelo
• Student protest
• Equity and gender feminism

Informations

• Publié par: UJ Press
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781776413485
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 12 Mo

Extrait

Rhoda

A BIOGRAPHY “Comrade Kadalie, You Are Out of Order!”

Joel B. Pollak

Rhoda: ‘Comrade Kadaîe, You Are Out o Order!’ A bîography

Pubîshed by UJ Press Unîversîty o Johannesburg Lîbrary Auckand Park Kîngsway Campus PO Box 524 Auckand Park 2006 https://ujonînepress.uj.ac.za/

Compîatîon © Joe B. Poak 2022

Chapters © Joe B. Poak 2022

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Contents

Acknowedgments ................................................................................................

Edîtorîa Note .........................................................................................................

Proogue ...................................................................................................................

îîî

v

xî

Tîmeîne ................................................................................................................... xxî

Chapter One:Orîgîns .......................................................................................................

1

Chapter Two:Chîdhood ................................................................................................ 21

Chapter Three:......................................................................... 41A Student o Poîtîcs

Chapter Four:........................................................................... 55Back Conscîousness

Vîgnette: “UWC Student Protests,” by Rhoda Kadaîe ............................. 78

Chapter Fîve:Love ........................................................................................................... 85

Vîgnette: “Makîng Hîstory,” by Rhoda Kadaîe ......................................... 86

Vîgnette: “Meetîng Rîchîe,” by Rhoda Kadaîe .......................................... 96

Vîgnette: “Monîtorîng the Trîcamera Eectîons,” by Rhoda Kadaîe ................................................................................................... 107

Chapter Sîx:Europe ......................................................................................................... 111

Chapter Seven:133Dîvorce ..................................................................................................

Vîgnette: “The Great Conessîon,” by Rhoda Kadaîe .............................. 140

Vîgnette: “Rescuîng an Ex-husband”, by Rhoda Kadaîe ....................... 152

Chapter Eîght:157Femînîsm ..............................................................................................

Vîgnette: “Lorena Bobbîtt,” by Rhoda Kadaîe ........................................... 177

Vîgnette: “Taes rom the Gender Equîty Trîbuna,” by Rhoda Kadaîe ................................................................................................... 185

Chapter Nîne:Democracy ............................................................................................. 203

Chapter Ten:........................................................................................ 229Human Rîghts

Chapter 11:Impumeeo .................................................................................................. 259

Chapter 12:Coumnîst ..................................................................................................... 283

Chapter 13:Contrarîan ................................................................................................... 303

Chapter 14:....................................................................................... 331Race and Gender

Vîgnette: “Cooured Cuture” by Rhoda Kadaîe ........................................ 365

Chapter 15:................................................................................. 373The Strugge Wîthîn

Chapter 16:405Opposîtîon ...................................................................................................

Chapter 17:Communîty and Cîvî Socîety ............................................................... 433

Chapter 18:Trump ............................................................................................................ 483

Chapter 19:Amerîca ........................................................................................................ 523

Epîogue ................................................................................................................... 567

Appendîx:..................................................................................... 579‘We Don’t Do That’

For Juîa

Juîa Poak (née Bertesmann), Rhoda’s daughter, wîth Rhoda at home în Unîversîty Estate, Cape Town, ater Rhoda receîved an honorary doctorate rom the Unîversîty o the Western Cape, 2007 (Courtesy Rhoda Kadaîe)