Why Class Matters

This article reviews the role of class in adult education practice and research in South Africa under apartheid and in the post-apartheid era. Historically adult education was orientated towards the black working-class and to oppressed black communities more generally. In the post-apartheid era, opp...

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Published inSisyphus Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 13 - 36
Main Authors Hamilton, Sheri, Cooper, Linda
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Published Instituto de Educação da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal) 29.02.2024
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Abstract This article reviews the role of class in adult education practice and research in South Africa under apartheid and in the post-apartheid era. Historically adult education was orientated towards the black working-class and to oppressed black communities more generally. In the post-apartheid era, oppositional currents in adult education have continued but have shifted focus to inequalities and oppressions other than class such as race and gender. Much of the adult education literature displays a reluctance to engage explicitly with the concept of class and in many cases, class has been dislodged as the primary category of analysis. The article reviews recent sociological debates on race and class and argues that these are relevant for adult education as a field of practice and research. The article argues that class continues to ‘matter’ if adult education is to realise its potential to contribute to socialist transformation. Este artículo revisa el papel de la “clase” en la práctica y la investigación de la educación de adultos en Sudáfrica bajo el apartheid y en la era posterior al apartheid. Históricamente, la educación de adultos estuvo orientada hacia la clase trabajadora negra y, en general, hacia las comunidades negras oprimidas. En la era posterior al apartheid, las corrientes de oposición en la educación de adultos continuaron, pero cambiaron el enfoque hacia las desigualdades y opresiones distintas de la clase, como la raza y el género. Gran parte de la literatura sobre educación de adultos muestra renuencia a comprometerse explícitamente con el concepto de clase y, en muchos casos, la clase ha sido desplazada como categoría principal de análisis. El artículo revisa los debates sociológicos recientes sobre raza y clase y argumenta que estos son relevantes para la educación de adultos como campo de práctica e investigación. El artículo argumenta que la clase sigue “importando” si se quiere que la educación de adultos se dé cuenta de su potencial para contribuir a la transformación socialista. Este artigo analisa o papel do conceito de classe nas práticas e na pesquisa em educação de adultos na África do Sul sob o apartheid e na era pós-apartheid. Historicamente, a educação de adultos dirigiu-se à classe trabalhadora negra e às comunidades negras oprimidas em geral. Na era pós-apartheid, as correntes de resistência na educação de adultos mantiveram-se, mas mudaram o foco para as desigualdades e opressões para além da classe social, como no caso da raça e do género. Grande parte da literatura sobre educação de adultos mostra relutância em abordar o conceito de classe e, em muitos casos, a classe já não é a principal categoria de análise. O artigo discute os recentes debates sociológicos sobre raça e classe e argumenta que eles são relevantes para a educação de adultos como um campo de práticas e de investigação. O artigo argumenta que a classe continua a “importar” se a educação de adultos concretizar o seu potencial de contribuir para a transformação socialista.
AbstractList This article reviews the role of class in adult education practice and research in South Africa under apartheid and in the post-apartheid era. Historically adult education was orientated towards the black working-class and to oppressed black communities more generally. In the post-apartheid era, oppositional currents in adult education have continued but have shifted focus to inequalities and oppressions other than class such as race and gender. Much of the adult education literature displays a reluctance to engage explicitly with the concept of class and in many cases, class has been dislodged as the primary category of analysis. The article reviews recent sociological debates on race and class and argues that these are relevant for adult education as a field of practice and research. The article argues that class continues to ‘matter’ if adult education is to realise its potential to contribute to socialist transformation.
This article reviews the role of class in adult education practice and research in South Africa under apartheid and in the post-apartheid era. Historically adult education was orientated towards the black working-class and to oppressed black communities more generally. In the post-apartheid era, oppositional currents in adult education have continued but have shifted focus to inequalities and oppressions other than class such as race and gender. Much of the adult education literature displays a reluctance to engage explicitly with the concept of class and in many cases, class has been dislodged as the primary category of analysis. The article reviews recent sociological debates on race and class and argues that these are relevant for adult education as a field of practice and research. The article argues that class continues to ‘matter’ if adult education is to realise its potential to contribute to socialist transformation. Este artículo revisa el papel de la “clase” en la práctica y la investigación de la educación de adultos en Sudáfrica bajo el apartheid y en la era posterior al apartheid. Históricamente, la educación de adultos estuvo orientada hacia la clase trabajadora negra y, en general, hacia las comunidades negras oprimidas. En la era posterior al apartheid, las corrientes de oposición en la educación de adultos continuaron, pero cambiaron el enfoque hacia las desigualdades y opresiones distintas de la clase, como la raza y el género. Gran parte de la literatura sobre educación de adultos muestra renuencia a comprometerse explícitamente con el concepto de clase y, en muchos casos, la clase ha sido desplazada como categoría principal de análisis. El artículo revisa los debates sociológicos recientes sobre raza y clase y argumenta que estos son relevantes para la educación de adultos como campo de práctica e investigación. El artículo argumenta que la clase sigue “importando” si se quiere que la educación de adultos se dé cuenta de su potencial para contribuir a la transformación socialista. Este artigo analisa o papel do conceito de classe nas práticas e na pesquisa em educação de adultos na África do Sul sob o apartheid e na era pós-apartheid. Historicamente, a educação de adultos dirigiu-se à classe trabalhadora negra e às comunidades negras oprimidas em geral. Na era pós-apartheid, as correntes de resistência na educação de adultos mantiveram-se, mas mudaram o foco para as desigualdades e opressões para além da classe social, como no caso da raça e do género. Grande parte da literatura sobre educação de adultos mostra relutância em abordar o conceito de classe e, em muitos casos, a classe já não é a principal categoria de análise. O artigo discute os recentes debates sociológicos sobre raça e classe e argumenta que eles são relevantes para a educação de adultos como um campo de práticas e de investigação. O artigo argumenta que a classe continua a “importar” se a educação de adultos concretizar o seu potencial de contribuir para a transformação socialista.
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