Constructing Race: Youth, Identity, and Popular Culture in South Africa
As apartheid crumbled in South Africa, racial identity was thrown into question. Based on a year-long ethnographic study of a multiracial high school in Durban, this book explores how youth make meaning of the still powerful, yet changing, idea of race. In a world saturated with media images and global commodities, fashion and music become charged, polarized racial identifiers. As youth engage with this world, race simultaneously persists and falters, providing us with a glimpse into the future of race both within South Africa and throughout urban youth cultures worldwide.
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RETHINKING SELVES IDENTITIES AND CHANGE
HISTORICAL FRAMES APARTHEID IDENTITY AND SCHOOLING
DAILY LIFE AT FERNWOOD
SHIFTING GROUND THE CHANGING CONTEXT OF RACE AT FERNWOOD
CREATING RACE THE ROLE OF TASTE IN YOUTHS PRODUCTION OF IDENTITIES
BORDERWORK CONFLICT AND CONNECTION
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