Making social worlds
A short introduction to this album.
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How does society create and control our social world? How do passports and passbooks function as agents of government control? And what are the purposes of citizenship tests and ceremonies?...
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20 of 50 episodesTranscript -- Making social worlds
Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
South African passbooks
Obligatory passbooks governed life in South Africa under Apartheid.
Classifying races
How races were classified after the introduction of the 1950 Population Registration Act.
Transcript -- South African passbooks
Transcript -- Obligatory passbooks governed life in South Africa under Apartheid.
Held hostage to a passbook
The impact of passbooks on the community.
Transcript -- Classifying races
Transcript -- How races were classified after the introduction of the 1950 Population Registration Act.
Humiliation of the red stamp
The 'Vula-Vala' check-up that was undergone to get a red stamp in the passbook.
Transcript -- Held hostage to a passbook
Transcript -- The impact of passbooks on the community.
Finding work
The rules of working in South Africa and the role of the passbook.
Transcript -- Humiliation of the red stamp
Transcript -- The 'Vula-Vala' check-up that was undergone to get a red stamp in the passbook.
Fear of forgetting
Being caught without a passbook meant humiliation.
Transcript -- Finding work
Transcript -- The rules of working in South Africa and the role of the passbook.
Green IDs and liquor quotas
Passbooks during prohibition.
Transcript -- Fear of forgetting
Transcript -- Being caught without a passbook meant humiliation.
British citizenship ceremony
A British citizenship ceremony hosted by Brent Council in London.
The waiting game
Passbook restrictions: one man's story.
Transcript -- Green IDs and liquor quotas
Transcript -- Passbooks during prohibition.
Why ceremony?
David Blunkett talking about the reasons behind the British citizenship ceremony.
Transcript -- British citizenship ceremony
Transcript -- A British citizenship ceremony hosted by Brent Council in London.