| Constructing Race: Youth, Identity, and Popular Culture in South Africa Contributor(s): Dolby, Nadine E. (Author), McCarthy, Cameron (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0791450821 ISBN-13: 9780791450826 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $32.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Minority Studies - History | Africa - South - Republic Of South Africa |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 00054910 |
| Series: Suny Series, Power, Social Identity, and Education |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.06" W x 9.28" (0.50 lbs) 162 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |