IU Press Journals - Transition 116: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 1918–2013

The 116th issue features essays, as well as some fiction and poetry, dedicated to the remembrance of former South African president Nelson Mandela.
Published three times per year by Indiana University Press for the Hutchins Center at Harvard University, Transition is a unique forum for the freshest, most compelling ideas from and about the black world. Since its founding in Uganda in 1961, the magazine has kept apace of the rapid transformation of the African Diaspora and has remained a leading forum of intellectual debate. Transition is edited by Alejandro de la Fuente.
December 2014 marked a year since the passing of Nelson Mandelaa man who was as much myth as flesh and blood. Transition pays tribute to Mandelas worldly attainments and to his otherworldly sainthood. Featuring remembrances from Wole Soyinka, Xolela Mangcu, Pierre de Vos, and Adam Habib, this issue assembles Mandelas staunchest alliesfor whom he approached saintlinessas well as his most entrenched critics. Other contributors consider the iconicity of Mandelaincluding his representations in films; the importance of boxing to his political career; his time studying with the revolutionary army in Algeria; his stance on childrens rights; and even his ill-fated trip to Miami. Whoever you think Mandela wasor wasntthis issue is the new required reading.