Dust of the Zulu : Ngoma Aesthetics after Apartheid /

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In Dust of the Zulu Louise Meintjes traces the political and aesthetic significance of ngoma, a competitive form of dance and music that emerged out of the legacies of colonialism and apartheid in South Africa. Contextualizing ngoma within South Africa's history of violence, migrant labor, the...

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Autor principal: Meintjes, Louise, 1960- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Lemon, T. J. (Fotógrafo)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Zulu
Ngoma
communities.
masculinity.
dance.
music.
drumming.
Zulu.
South Africa.
Zoulous > Musique > Aspect social > Afrique du Sud.
Zulu (African people) > Music > Social aspects > South Africa.
Ngoma (Drum) music > Social aspects > South Africa.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The politics of participation in Ngoma song and dance
  • Turning to be kissed: praise, flirtation, and the work of men
  • The unwavering voice: affect, eloquence, and the moral anger of men
  • Feet of the centipede: military aesthetics and the politics of reconciliation
  • To quell the dancer's dust: singing violence during South Africa's transition
  • The crossing: world music and Ngoma at home
  • Dancing around disease: silence, ambiguity, and brotherhood
  • The digital homestead: having a voice and the sound of marginalization
  • Brokering the body: culture, heritage, and the pleasure of participation
  • Closing: Ngoma's masculinity, South Africa's struggle.

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