Building a New South Africa

David Thelen is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Indiana University.Karie L. Morgan is a postdoctoral fellow in history at the University of Johannesburg.

• Map of SophiatownPreface to U.S. EditionIntroduction to U.S. EditionDavid Thelen and Karie L. MorganChapter 1: Getting Acquainted withNeighbours on the BlockBlock Group Meeting–Good and Gold Streets–7 June 2009Block Group Meeting–Bertha Street–24 June 2009Chapter 2: Visualising a Shared Place and Making a Shared Past.Good and Gold Streets–Photovoice Discussion-28 June and 15 July 2009Bertha Street–Photovoice Discussion–19 July 2009 Chapter 3: Making Family around Mealtimes Remembering Family Mealtimes:A Conversation among SophiatownCooking Club Members–15 October 2011Glimpses of Cooking in SophiatownComment–Challenges of ModernMealtimes: Reflections by René Lombardi–11 October 2012Comment–Making Food and Heritage: Reflections by Tshepo Letsoalo–13 September 2012Chapter 4: Becoming Neighbours and Creating Community CommunityRaising a Family with Neighbours: A Workshop–23 May 2012Comment–Getting to Know Neighbours and Choosing a Neighbourhood:Reflections by Sebastian van Rayne–25 November 2012 Comment–Overcoming Barriers to Become Better Neighbours: Reflectionsby Noeriena Hendricks–24 November 2012Keeping your Family Safe: A Workshop–19 May 2012 Encountering and Helping People in Distress: A Conversation among YoungPeople–9 October 2010Comment – Growing Up and Helping Others: A Conversation between TwoSisters–8 November 2012Comment–Making a Difference in your Community: Reflections by NoerienaHendricks–18 November 2012Comment–Helping South Africans in Need: Reflections by Charles Kwasi Asare–9 November 2012Chapter 5: Experiencing ChangeLiving over Half a Century in a Changing Sophiatown: A Conversation with Long-timeResidents–8 November 2011Struggling with Memories of Triomf and Sophiatown: A Conversation between aMother and Daughter–3 August 2009Comparing Sophiatown and Westbury: A Conversation across Generations–27 October 2012New Choices and Responsibilities in the New South Africa: Conversations amongToby Street Residents–27 June and 4 August 2009 Encountering and Overcoming Shifting Barriers through the South AfricanTransition–Reflections by Erica Moumakwa–29 October 2012 Exploring New Ways of Relating in the New South Africa: A Conversation witha Couple from the Old South Africa–10 May 2012Contemplating Ways toward a New South African Future: A Visit to a Mysterious Room–4 October 2012 Epilogue Pastor Desmond SheikAcknowledgements

The 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)