Race for Education by Mark Hunter

Race for Education by Mark Hunter

Following the end of apartheid in 1994, the ANC government placed education at the centre of its plans to build a nonracial and more equitable society. Yet, by the 2010s a wave of student protests voiced demands for decolonised and affordable education. By following families and schools in Durban for nearly a decade, Mark Hunter sheds new light on South Africa's political transition and the global phenomenon of education marketisation. He rejects simple descriptions of the country's move from 'race to class apartheid' and reveals how 'white' phenotypic traits like skin colour retain value in the schooling system even as the multiracial middle class embraces prestigious linguistic and embodied practices the book calls 'white tone'. By illuminating the actions and choices of both white and black parents, Hunter provides a unique view on race, class and gender in a country emerging from a notorious system of institutionalised racism.

'Mark Hunter has produced the definitive text on the sociology of urban education in South Africa … the book offers a novel account of how post-apartheid educational reforms have not led to the 'de-whitening' of the grammar of privilege … [and] to understandings of schooling and youth identity in globalised cities' Aslam Fataar, Universiteit Stellenbosch, South Africa and former President of the South African Education Research Association
'Hunter takes an issue at the centre of contemporary politics - schooling - and, through extensive ethnographic and archival research, elucidates the many inequalities at work while providing a deeply humanising portrait of those who face some of the greatest structural obstacles. This book sets a new standard for analysing the interplay of race and class in South Africa, one that is subtly attuned to gendered dynamics and linguistic formations.' Lynn M. Thomas, University of Washington
'[Hunter's] research challenges the common-sense view that desegregated schools would be the lynchpin of deracialisation. This is a fine and original study of the remaking of race with implications well beyond South Africa's borders.' Shireen Hassim, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
'Mark Hunter has written another outstanding and hugely insightful book. This book establishes a new reading of South Africa's society and urban spaces, looking in detail at the case of Durban. He brings a sophisticated spatial perspective to understand new forms of racialisation of the prospects of South Africa's children, and of the profound inequalities created by education.' Jennifer Robinson, University College London
'This is a subtle, thoughtful, carefully argued book about the foundations of the enduring power of 'white tone' in post-apartheid South Africa.' Jonny Steinberg, University of Oxford
'… the most important study of race and class written in a long time, one that could be read with great profit even by those who know little about South Africa.' Bill Freund, Social History
'The book adds to our growing understanding of the ways in which South Africa's 'transition' occurred in diverse ways in multiple institutional sites and spaces … an important contribution to urgent debates over the place of schooling in (re)making race and inequality.' Rachel E. Johnson, English Historical Review
'… the book combines rigorous historical research, forays into isiZulu linguistics and detailed ethnography. This makes for a readable book that provokes critical questions about the meanings of race, class formation and the value of education in unequal societies.' Christopher Webb, Journal of Southern African Studies
'Race for Education is a welcome addition to the literature on the history and politics of schooling and inequality in South Africa … the depth and breadth of the research and the window it provides into different worlds of schooling in the first two decades after apartheid-make this book essential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of contemporary South African social dynamics.' Linda Chisholm, American Historical Review

Mark Hunter is the president and founder of Pinnacle Coaching, LLC, an international leadership coaching company that works mostly with organizations and executives around leadership and team development. He holds the designation of Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coach Federation, serves as the executive team's chief development officer, and is senior program leader for Accomplishment Coaching, LP. He holds a BA in math and economics from Wesleyan University, is a founding member of the Maryland Chapter of the International Coach Federation, and sat on the board of directors for that chapter in its founding year.

Mark is a guest coach on various radio-show interviews and has penned articles for AffluentInvestorMonthly.com as an expert contributor. A keynote speaker at private and corporate events, he leads corporate executive leadership workshops internationally and contributes to the development of hundreds of business and community leaders.

Mark is an adventurer at heart, having traveled the world. He is a certified rescue diver through PADI International, certified snowboard instructor through American Association of Snowboard Instructors (AASI), and certified wilderness first responder through Wilderness Medical Associates. An avid cross-fit athlete, he has a passion for challenging limits and discovering new opportunities to step outside comfort zones.

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ISBN 13	9781108727631
ISBN 10	1108727638
Title	Race for Education
Author	Mark Hunter
Series	The International African Library
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2019-01-24
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.