Prelims
ISBN: 978-1-80262-026-9, eISBN: 978-1-80262-025-2
Publication date: 10 November 2021
Citation
Maja, B. (2021), "Prelims", Black Youth Aspirations, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-xi. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-025-220211008
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Copyright © 2022 Botshabelo Maja. Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited
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Black Youth Aspirations
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Black Youth Aspirations: Imagined Futures and Transitions into Adulthood
By
Botshabelo Maja
Independent Scholar, Republic of South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand
United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China
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Dedication
To all youth whose fathers are ABSENT, even when they are present, I see you!
I dedicate this book to my father, Moloto Harrison Maja, for being present. My mother, Thokozile Mathilda Maja, for always being there. My grandmother, Gogo Agnes Mncube, for raising me.
List of Figures
| Figure 3.1. | Conceptual Framework: Capacity to Aspire. |
| Figure 3.2. | The Matrix of Hope and Imagine. |
| Figure 5.1. | Capacity/Tools and Aspiration/Objects Axis. |
| Figure 5.2. | Capacity/Agency and Aspiration/Spaces Axis. |
| Figure 5.3. | Conceptual Framework: Capacity to Aspire. |
Acknowledgements
There are a number of people I would like to acknowledge for their contribution to this publication.
Let me start with my family: Matselane Maja (my wife) and Diphenyo Moloto Maja (my son) – who triggered the genesis of this research and served as an unwitting guinea pig in my experimentation of various ideas and concepts in this publication.
A publication like this one depends to a great extent on the ‘shoulders of giants’ that we can stand on. These giants include Professor Mokubung Nkomo; Professor Jonathan Jansen, Professor Derrick Swartz, Professor Matseleng Allais, Professor Yael Shalem and Dr Presha Ramsarup – all of whom played key roles in critiquing and advising on various aspects and stages of this study. Thank you very much for your support and the time you took to read and engage with me.
I also would like to acknowledge the teenagers who informed this research, all nine of them, from both Soweto and Pretoria East. Their insights and willingness to share with me proved invaluable and will hopefully benefit many other youth coming up the ranks of youth life.
I would also like to extend my appreciation to Ms. Kamogelo Gaesite for proofreading and editing this publication.
Lastly, I would like to acknowledge and thank Professor Brahm Fleisch for guiding, informing, and critiquing this publication.
Of cause as the saying goes, I take and remain solely responsible for the contents of this publication