Nelson Mandela—Choices and Consequences
F06
Mac Maharaj
Nelson Mandela’s life serves as a backdrop and mirror for us to explore the strategic choices that the African National Congress (ANC), which lead the struggle for freedom in South Africa, and Mandela had to make. These choices reflect in practical and concrete terms the tensions between ends and means; between the Gandhian satyagraha (nonviolent struggle) and the use of organized violence; and between moderate and militant forms of struggle in South Africa. This course will enable participants to gain a better understanding of Mandela, and the forces that shaped him and made him into an icon of the world. Students will also gain a sound knowledge of the history of the South African struggle.