Diverse Staff Voices on the Transformation of a Merged South African University of Technology

This chapter presents staff experiences of the merger and transformation processes and outcomes, and lessons learnt at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, the largest institution of higher learning in the Western Cape. More than a decade has passed since the incorporations and mergers of institutions of higher education in South Africa. The chapter describes the digital storytelling model developed by the StoryCenter in Berkeley, California. Originating from a history of critical theatre, the StoryCenter digital storytelling model has as its main objective to fight for social justice by giving marginalized groups a voice. The StoryCenter showcases many stories from marginalized groups who are often silenced through the hegemony of public discourses. Archer’s structural milieu comprises things that exist such as policies, committees as well as more abstract phenomena such as race, gender, social class and knowledge structures in the higher education system.