Browsing by Author "Mpofu, Zikhona"
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Results Per Page
Sort Options
- Item“This dialogue thing”: an analysis of narratives of black and white women living in south africa engaged in sustained dialogue(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04) Mpofu, Zikhona; Zuma, Buhle; Gobodo-Madikizela, Pumla; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research is based on a case study of a group of black and white women engaged in sustained dialogue to gain an intimate understanding of what happens in cross-racial dialogue within this group. The purpose of the research is to identify the factors and processes involved in cross-racial conversations that facilitated or hindered transformation in the group. The research is designed as an autoethnographic study and narrated through the researcher’s experiences as a member of the group. Semi-structured focus groups were conducted to follow the group’s journey over time, and their understanding of their experiences. Data is analysed using thematic analysis through an autoethnographic lens. This allowed the research to be a co-constructed meaning-making process between the researcher in her dual position as researcher and member of the group, and the participants. The findings of this study reveal that the process of a crisis is an opportunity for deepening cross-racial dialogue work. Furthermore, findings reveal that the avoidance of crisis may create a false sense of harmonious intergroup relations. The process of overcoming the impasse of a crisis can lead to stronger, healthier and more intimate interracial friendships. In addition, findings reveal that safe spaces in intergroup dialogue translate to safe spaces for whiteness, and power imbalances to continue unexamined.