From the perspective of both literature and philosophy, this course will seek to understand the historical
and ongoing injustices that result from the South African implementation of apartheid.
This course will be taught in South Africa. Students will earn 3 units of credit for this Interim Course
We will begin our journey in beautiful Cape Town. This course will include field study/visits to Table Mountain, Robin Island, Mandela
Park and historic Apartheid sites. The second half of the course includes travel to the northern region of South
Africa in Mavhusa interacting with the Shangani people. The course will finish with a safari trip
into Kruger National Park.
Jan 3-4 Travel to South Africa from the USA
Jan 5- 10 Course will be based in Cape Town with daily Class. Guest lecturers. Visits to Table Mountain/Townships/Robin Island.
Jan 11-14 Course will be based in Mahvusa. Daily interaction with culture and people of region.
Jan 15-16 KRUGER National Park
Jan 17 Return to Cape Town
Jan 18 Fly out to USA
Jan 19 Arrive back in USA
South Africa is located on the southern most tip of the exciting continent of Africa. This exciting educational experience will radically impact your life.
Humanities 382 – Humanities Seminar: “The Struggles,”
Apartheid and Social Justice – Literary and Philosophical Insights”
From the perspective of both literature and
philosophy, this course will seek to understand the historical and ongoing
injustices that result from the South African implementation of apartheid. The
course will rely heavily upon South African voices such as Alan Paton, J.M.
Coetzee, Beyers Naude and Nelson Mandela (3 credit hours).
Alan Paton, Cry the Beloved Country
J.M Coetzee, Life and Times of Michael K.
Jacques Derrida, ed. For Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, A Long Walk to Freedom
Other shorter reading selections will be made available
A humanities seminar centered on the themes of
justice, freedom, and forgiveness in the context of South Africa.
The student will understand the cultural
context of apartheid in South Africa through selections of its literature.
The student will be able to critically analyze the issues
surrounding justice, freedom, reconciliation and forgiveness within the
practices and consequences of apartheid from a biblically directed perspective.
The student will visit important sites of the
struggle against apartheid.
The student will become aware of the legacy of
apartheid for South Africa current development as a democracy.
Matt Bonzo from Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids will be teaching this course.
Matt has a Ph.D., Institute for Christian Studies at Free University
M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
B.S., Liberty University
Trinity Christian College