Written Out: The Silencing of Regina Gelana Twala




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Summary: <p><span>Regina Twala was one of southern Africa’s most important intellectuals: a pioneering writer, academic, political activist and feminist. Why, then, has she been all but forgotten? That’s the question </span><a href="https://ohioswallow.com/book/Written+Out"><em><span>Written Out: The silencing of Regina Gelana Twala</span></em></a><span> </span><span>by Joel Cabrita looks to answer.</span></p> <p><span><a href="https://history.stanford.edu/people/joel-cabrita">Dr. Joel Cabrita</a>, Associate Professor of History at Stanford University argues that<span> </span></span><span>editors, white academics, apartheid officials, and politicians whose politics were at odds with Regina’s – conspired to erase her literary legacy.  </span></p>