In Celebration of Walls

This study guide will help you analyse the text “In Celebration of Walls” by Frank Lewinberg. The text is found in From Apartheid to Zefside, p. 99. We will show you examples of elements in the text that will be relevant for your analysis. In these notes, we will focus on the summary, structure, sender, receiver, theme and message, characteristics of the text, and help you put the text in perspective. 

Presentation of the text

Title: “In Celebration of Walls”
Author: Frank Lewinberg
Date of Publication: 2002
Genre: Essay

Frank Lewinberg is a South African architect, founder of consulting company Urban Strategies. He was educated in South Africa and at Cambridge University and has designed architectural projects across the world.

Topic of the text

The text addresses social and political changes in South Africa from the time of the apartheid regime to the present day—seen as reflected in the architecture of Johannesburg. The essay is about racial discrimination, segregation, otherness, and the way these issues are reflected in the walls erected in Johannesburg.

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