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AL3286 :: The Forced Migration Studies Programme on Xenophobic Violence Collection

Collection No: AL3286
Title: The Forced Migration Studies Programme on Xenophobic Violence Collection
Creator: Inventory prepared by Esmerelda Dirks, July 2010
Origination: Forced Migration Studies Programme at University of Witwatersrand
Inclusive Dates: 2008
Bulk Dates: 2008
Extent: 0.2 linear metres (2 archival boxes)
Language: English, Swahili, Tsonga, Shona, French
Acquisition: Accession Number 10/023
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research
Use Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply. See SAHA copyright statement for Use Restrictions.
Created: 29 July 2010
Abstract: The collection consists of edited transcripts of oral history interviews that were collected by the Forced Migration Studies Programme from victims of xenophobic violence in May 2008. A programme of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), the interviews were conducted by Wits students. The collection also includes some consent forms from interviewees as well as project documentation.
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Introduction

The Forced Migration Studies Programme at the University of Witwatersrand conducted oral history interviews on the Xenophobia violence that occurred in South Africa in 2008. The interviews were conducted by students in the Forced Migration studies Programme with foreign nationals in the Gauteng area. No audio recording were donated, but the edited transcripts of these interviews forms part of the collection as well as the consent forms signed by the interviewees.