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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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©2005 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Anthropological Horizons
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- 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 -- Backmatter |
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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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781442683778 9783110490954 |
DOI: | 10.3138/9781442683778 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | S. Nombuso Dlamini. |