Who was Rick Turner?

We’ve chosen three articles below to introduce Rick and his ideas:

First, Rick’s widow Foszia writes about Rick’s approach to living, their life together and ‘The Eye of the Needle’: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-02-my-personal-reflections-about-writing-the-eye-of-the-needle/

Second, Halton Cheadle, a workers’ rights lawyer and student of Rick’s in Durban, overviews Rick’s contribution: https://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/opinion/2022/2022-02/rick-turner-and-the-enduring-necessity-of-utopian-thinking.html

Third, Dan O’Meara, a colleague at University of Natal Durban (now University of Kwazulu-Natal), sets out Rick’s key ideas in the note below:

Please see the Bibliography page for a range of articles discussing Rick’s work and life.