Altered State?: Writing and South AfricaElleke Boehmer, Laura Chrisman, Kenneth Parker Critics discuss the emerging post-apartheid South Africa and its cultural politics, with emphasis falling broadly on issues of post-colonial theory, nation and gender. Reflections on the political unconscious of twentieth century black writing and a critique of black resistance aesthetics are included, along with discussions of Lauretta Ngcobo, J. M. Coetzee, Wally Mongane Serote and Athol Fugard. |
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The Short Story in South Africa 1960 | 51 |
John Stotesbury | 67 |
Michael Wade | 75 |
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Alexandra apartheid appears Athol Fugard bear witness Birth Its Blood Black South African black writers borders Coetzee's colonial coloured context Contrast countrywomen Cross of Gold cross-border reader Crusoe cultural struggle discourse dominant dystopia English Fanon feminist fiction Frantz Fanon Friday Fugard future genre Gordimer ideology Island issues J.M. Coetzee Jezile Johannesburg Joy Packer landscape language Lauretta Ngcobo Lewis Nkosi liberal literary London magazine male Mandela metaphor microcosm Mongane Wally Serote Nadine Gordimer narrative Njabulo Ndebele Nkosi novel oppressed Packer's past play poetry political position postcolonial Purple Renoster racial racist railway resistance Robben Island role rural Serote Serote's Sesame short story Sindisiwe situation social society socio-political South African literature South African writers Staffrider Vol suggests Susan Barton symbol TEBIB Thaele theatre theme tion township traditional train University urban voice white South African white writers woman women Worsfold