Of "Basters" and "Bastards" : overcoming the problematic connection of race and gender in the Hebrew Bible and its interpretation
Date
2020
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African Sun Media
Abstract
During the fallout from the now infamous Sport Science article,1 a colleague of
mine in the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University shared an anecdote of
some coloured woman who was removed from a shortlist for some position at some
company. The reason for this decision: “You know, that study … .”
Some coloured woman. Some position. Some company. Like most anecdotes, this
one is not easily verified. However, what rings true about it is what everyone knows
who so fiercely critiqued this study portraying some coloured South African women
as somehow representing all coloured South African women: ethnic and gender
stereotypes, once they are out there, have an effect. And even though the article has
been retracted, the stereotypes out there remain out there.
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CITATION: Claassens, L. J. M. 2020. Of "Basters" and "Bastards" : overcoming the problematic connection of race and gender in the Hebrew Bible and its interpretation, in Jansen, J. & Walters, C. (eds). 2020. Fault lines : a primer on race, science and society. Stellenbosch: SUN PReSS, doi:10.18820/9781928480495/08.
The original publication is available at https://africansunmedia.store.it.si/za
The original publication is available at https://africansunmedia.store.it.si/za
Keywords
Bible -- Social scientific criticism, Race discrimination
Citation
Claassens, L. J. M. 2020. Of "Basters" and "Bastards" : overcoming the problematic connection of race and gender in the Hebrew Bible and its interpretation, in Jansen, J. & Walters, C. (eds). 2020. Fault lines : a primer on race, science and society. Stellenbosch: SUN PReSS, doi:10.18820/9781928480495/08.