HED4805 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2026 - DUE 10 August 2026

HED4805 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2026 - DUE 10 August 2026... 1. Define “colonialism” in your own words. (3) 2. How does Maldonado-Torres explain the concept of coloniality? (2) 3. Explain the difference between colonialism and coloniality. (5) 4. Sketch the sociohistorical background of colonialism and coloniality in the South African context. (10) 5. Do you agree with the colonial policies that were implemented by the European powers? Substantiate your answer. (5) 1. What was Thomas Kuhn’s (1971) main contribution to empirical research in the modern era? (5) 2. Critique the social history approach, and explain why it is relevant to decolonisation studies. (5) 3. Why can oral history be an essential decolonisation approach to history? Give an example to justify your answer. (5) 4. Complete the following application question/task: 4.1 As a history teacher and researcher, select a topic for research that relates to indigenous knowledge. (2) 4.2 Why is this topic important from the perspective of a decolonised history of education? (3) 4.3 Provide three data sources from the literature on this topic. (5) Question 3 (See chapter 5 of the prescribed book.) (25) 4.1.1 Three waves of migration led to the formation of the post-apartheid Muslim community in South Africa. Describe how did these migratory waves unfolded in South Africa? (10) 4.1.2 Explain the contribution made by the Turkish professor, Abu Bakr Effendi, to the development of education in South Africa during the late 17th century and early 18th century. (15) 32 Question 4 (25) 4.2 Do you agree that there were “research gaps and silences” in the educational history of South African Muslims? Substantiate your answer with appropriate evidence. (Refer to the section titled, “Muslim educational history”, in chapter 5 of the prescribed book.)