Documenting youth participation in the South African anti-apartheid struggle, Youth and Identity Politics in South Africa examines identity construction and negotiation in the region of KwaZulu/Natal. Based on extensive interviews, Sibusisiwe Nombuso Dlamini presents life stories of survival and ide
Youth and Identity Politics in South Africa, 1990-94
โ Scribed by S. Nombuso Dlamini
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 245
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Youth and Identity Politics in South Africa shows how the youth identify variously as fans of jazz or hip-hop who espouse a none-racial national character, as athletes who feel a strong connection to traditional Zulu patriarchy, or in many other social and political subcultures.
โฆ Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Methodology
Chapter 3. KwaZulu/Natal: A Historical Overview
Chapter 4. Townships
Chapter 5. Setting Out the Tensions: Formal Politics, Cultural Practices, and the Definition of Zulu Identity
Chapter 6. Social/Cultural Groups: Tsatsatsa
Chapter 7. Tsatsatsa Language, Cultural Practices, and the Politics of Identity
Chapter 8. Social Groups: Soccer
Chapter 9. The Example of Ngubo: The Use of Language at Church and School
Chapter 10. The Struggle over Symbols and the Politics of Identity
Epilogue
Appendix: Chronology of Historical Developments
Glossary
Notes
References
Index
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