Black Cultural Life in South Africa - Reception, Apartheid, and Ethics

Under apartheid, black South Africans engaged with an array of textual and visual cultures in ways that shaped their responses to this period of ethical crisis. Marshalling forms of historical evidence, this book considers the importance of popular genres and audiences in the relationship between ethical consciousness and aesthetic engagement.

Summary

Explores the shaping of black ethical consciousness by popular culture in apartheid-era South Africa

Product details

• Authors: Lily Saint
• Publisher: University Of Michigan Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9780472074006
• ISBN: 978-0-472-07400-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: African Perspectives; African Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries