Date of Award
5-2018
Degree Type
Practitioner Report
Degree Name
Master of Arts in International Development and Social Change (IDSC)
Department
International Development, Community and Environment
Chief Instructor
Nigel O. M. Brissett, Ed.D.
Second Reader
David I. Bell, Ed.D.
Keywords
counter-storytelling, intersectionality, south africa, structural violence, youth development
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to describe the knowledge shared by youth development staff in an NGO in Cape Town about the impact of violence on youth development work. Through five open ended interviews and review of organizational materials, the study uses a narrative and feminist intersectionality analytic to asks how Educo has and could use the critical race theory method of counter-storytelling to subvert the normalization and perpetuation of interpersonal and structural violence. The paper demonstrates how the knowledge and expertise of the people in the organization, as they respond violence youth face, is not valued by funders and the South African government in defining and responding to violence. It also shows how Educo staff can and are working with counter-storytelling as a means of subverting development and strengthening their ability to serve youth.
Recommended Citation
le Roux, Nicole, "Contesting the Normalization of Violence through Counter-storytelling: How a grassroots youth organization subverts the perpetuation of interpersonal and structural violence in Cape Town, South Africa" (2018). International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE). 188.
https://commons.clarku.edu/idce_masters_papers/188
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