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Democracy at Home in South Africa: Family Fictions and Transitional Culture (Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora)
Kerry Bystrom
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Description for Democracy at Home in South Africa: Family Fictions and Transitional Culture (Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora)
Hardcover. Focusing on aesthetic figuration diverse home spaces, modes of domestic life, and family histories, this book argues that depicting democracy as it unfolds literally at home presents a compelling portrait of the intimate and everyday aspects of change that can be overlooked by a focus on structural concerns in South Africa. Series: Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFC; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Focusing on aesthetic figuration diverse home spaces, modes of domestic life, and family histories, this book argues that depicting democracy as it unfolds literally at home presents a compelling portrait of the intimate and everyday aspects of change that can be overlooked by a focus on structural concerns in South Africa.
Focusing on aesthetic figuration diverse home spaces, modes of domestic life, and family histories, this book argues that depicting democracy as it unfolds literally at home presents a compelling portrait of the intimate and everyday aspects of change that can be overlooked by a focus on structural concerns in South Africa.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137561985
SKU
V9781137561985
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About Kerry Bystrom
Kerry Bystrom is Associate Professor of English and Human Rights at Bard College, USA, and Bard College Berlin, Germany. She has published widely on South African literary and cultural studies in journals including Journal of Southern African Studies, African Studies, Social Dynamics, and Comparative Literature. She is the co-editor of a special issue of Cultural Studies on "Private Lives and Public ... Read more
Reviews for Democracy at Home in South Africa: Family Fictions and Transitional Culture (Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora)
"Bystrom is a master synthesizer who lucidly lays out complex debates and compellingly places her own concerns in their context. The debates on democracy place this study squarely in the humanistic discussion that has evolved around human rights in the last ten years, and where the case of South Africa is a central paradigm. Bystrom's prose is clear and subtle ... Read more