Youth and Identity Politics in South Africa, 1990-94 S. Nombuso Dlamini
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...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Toronto Press
2016, [2016]
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| Series: | Anthropological Horizons
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| Summary: | 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 identity negotiation in a region and at a time where to be youthful and politically active was to be associated with membership in Nelson Mandela?s African National Congress? a potentially dangerous association. Zulus are far from being an homogenous group. Dlamini examines the dynamics both of group identification? that of being a young Zulu? and of the differences, both class and regional. Further, she looks at the discourses of participation in the liberation struggle, and how these discourses intersect with KwaZulu/Natal identity and party politics. 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. This is a rich and unprecedented youth-centred ethnography that paints a unique picture of the lives of South African youth. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781442683778 1442683775 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Jan. 06, 2016) |