A Stellenbosch University #FeesMustFall Herstory: Reflections of a So-Called "Radical Black Intersectional Feminist"
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https://doi.org/10.25159/0256-8845/4677Keywords:
#Fees Must Fall, intersectionality, black radical feminism, decolonisation, Stellenbosch University, social movementsAbstract
#FeesMustFall was a movement whose maxim was, “This revolution will be intersectional, or it will be bullshit.†This article is a self-reflection on my participation as a so-called radical black intersectional feminist in the #FeesMustFall movement at Stellenbosch University. It is also an attempt to provide evidence of the double erasures taking place in the mainstream patriarchal narratives about the #FeesMustFall movement. My story bears witness to the fact that queer black womxn were the backbone of the movement and that #FeesMustFall did indeed occur at Stellenbosch University. These constitute the double erasures taking place in terms of what is and can be known about the #FeesMustFall movement. My reflections serve to make a much-needed contribution to the body of knowledge produced about the #FeesMustFall movement.
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Accepted 2018-08-21
Published 2018-12-03