Meintjes Dust of the Zulu

Ngoma Aesthetics after Apartheid
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-8223-7363-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 360 Seiten

Louise Meintjes traces the history and 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, showing how it embodies Zulu masculinity and the expanse of South Africa's violent history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meintjes, Louise

Weitere Mitwirkende

Lemon, TJ

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Geschichte des Tanzes
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musikethnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction. The Politics of Participation in Ngoma Song and Dance 1
1. Turning to Be Kissed: Praise, Flirtation, and the Work of Men 28
2. The Unwavering Voice: Affect, Eloquence, and the Moral Anger of Men 62
3. Feet of the Centipede: Military Aesthetics and the Politics of Reconciliation 94
4. To Quell the Dancer's Dust: Singing Violence during South Africa's Transition 124
5. The Crossing: World Music and Ngoma at Home 151
6. Dancing Around Disease: Silence, Ambiguity, and Brotherhood 182
7. The Digital Homestead: Having a Voice and the Sound of Marginalization 210
8. Brokering the Body: Culture, Heritage, and the Pleasure of Participation 240
Closing. Ngoma's Masculinity, South Africa's Struggle 266
Notes 273
References 307
Index 329

Über Autor(innen)

Louise Meintjes is Associate Professor of Music and Cultural Anthropology at Duke University and the author of Sound of Africa! Making Music Zulu in a South African Studio, also published by Duke University Press.

TJ Lemon is an award-winning photojournalist based in Johannesburg.