A Museum of Hope: A Story of Robben Island

Clifford Shearing; Michael Kempa

doi:10.1177/0002716203261919

A Museum of Hope: A Story of Robben Island

Clifford Shearing^*, Michael Kempa

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This article explores hope as a technology of collective governance through an exploration of the work that is being done to celebrate and promote a hope for a New South Africa at the Robben Island Museum - former prison to the political opponents of apartheid that is situated on a small island off the coast at Cape Town.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	62-78
Number of pages	17
Journal	Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Volume	592
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716203261919
Publication status	Published - Mar 2004

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