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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe conversation transcripts are rich with possibilities both analytical and practical and make for fascinating reading for historians of contemporary South Africa, as well as those interested in urban histories more broadly.
* Journal of Contemporary History *
Table of ContentsMap of Sophiatown
Preface to U.S. Edition
Introduction to U.S. Edition
David Thelen and Karie L. Morgan
Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with
Neighbours on the Block
Block Group Meeting–Good and Gold Streets–7 June 2009
Block Group Meeting–Bertha Street–24 June 2009
Chapter 2: Visualising a Shared Place and Making a Shared Past.
Good and Gold Streets–Photovoice Discussion
-28 June and 15 July 2009
Bertha Street–Photovoice Discussion–19 July 2009
Chapter 3: Making Family around Mealtimes
Remembering Family Mealtimes:
A Conversation among Sophiatown
Cooking Club Members–15 October 2011
Glimpses of Cooking in Sophiatown
Comment–Challenges of Modern
Mealtimes: Reflections by René Lombardi–11 October 2012
Comment–Making Food and Heritage: Reflections by Tshepo Letsoalo–
13 September 2012
Chapter 4: Becoming Neighbours and Creating Community Community
Raising a Family with Neighbours: A Workshop–23 May 2012
Comment–Getting to Know Neighbours and Choosing a Neighbourhood:
Reflections by Sebastian van Rayne–25 November 2012
Comment–Overcoming Barriers to Become Better Neighbours: Reflections
by Noeriena Hendricks–24 November 2012
Keeping your Family Safe: A Workshop–19 May 2012
Encountering and Helping People in Distress: A Conversation among Young
People–9 October 2010
Comment – Growing Up and Helping Others: A Conversation between Two
Sisters–8 November 2012
Comment–Making a Difference in your Community: Reflections by Noeriena
Hendricks–18 November 2012
Comment–Helping South Africans in Need: Reflections by Charles Kwasi Asare–
9 November 2012
Chapter 5: Experiencing Change
Living over Half a Century in a Changing Sophiatown: A Conversation with Long-time
Residents–8 November 2011
Struggling with Memories of Triomf and Sophiatown: A Conversation between a
Mother and Daughter–3 August 2009
Comparing Sophiatown and Westbury: A Conversation across Generations–
27 October 2012
New Choices and Responsibilities in the New South Africa: Conversations among
Toby Street Residents–27 June and 4 August 2009
Encountering and Overcoming Shifting Barriers through the South African
Transition–Reflections by Erica Moumakwa–29 October 2012
Exploring New Ways of Relating in the New South Africa: A Conversation with
a Couple from the Old South Africa–10 May 2012
Contemplating Ways toward a New South African Future: A Visit to a Mysterious Room–4 October 2012
Epilogue Pastor Desmond Sheik
Acknowledgements
