Comparing four nationalist movements – Afrikaner and African nationalism in South Africa, and Zionism and Arab nationalism in the Middle East – to ask how nationalism can both unite a people and divide a land.
Subject: HistoryGrade 11 – FET PhaseCAPS: Nationalisms: South Africa, the Middle East and AfricaDuration: ~50 min
Speaker notes
Frame the whole unit as a comparative study, not four separate stories. State the central historical question: why does nationalism – a force that gives people identity, pride and freedom – so often produce exclusion and conflict? Preview the structure: first define nationalism, then examine the two South African cases…
Adriaan Basson: Editor of News24, recognized for his investigative journalism and
commentary on political affairs.
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