Mandela Name, Person, Intellectual Legacy, and Institutional Values

This theme interrogates the idea of naming linking to identity of Mandela University, the Person and Mandela’s intellectual legacies. This attempts to create links between the institution and the Eastern Cape Intellectual Histories along with liberation histories in the African continent. Through this all the continents intellectual forefathers are brought to light to further interrogate Eastern Cape’s intellectual histories. This theme is important as it allows one to evaluate their personal histories and identities in relation to the larger society.