Homelands, harlem and hollywood: South African culture and the world beyond

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Abstract

Originally published in 1994, Homelands, Harlem & Hollywood examines the anti-colonialist struggle against apartheid, and the ways in which American and South African culture have been fascinated with and influenced by one another. Rob Nixon's wide-ranging analysis looks at Hollywood representations of the struggle for liberation, the impact of the Harlem Renaissance on the Sophiatown writers, the banning and censorship of television under apartheid, Mandela and messianic politics, the sports and cultural boycotts, ethnic nationalism, and the culture of violence. Nixon concludes with an investigation of how the collapse of communism and anti-communism and the rise of ethnic cleansing in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union had powerful implications for the shape of post-apartheid South Africa.

Original languageAmerican English
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Number of pages305
ISBN (Electronic)9781000631630
ISBN (Print)9781003311911
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 5 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Arts and Humanities
  • General Social Sciences

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