Ties that Bind: Race and the Politics of Friendship in South Africa
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (815 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1868149684 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 346 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Shannon Walsh is a filmmaker and assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Film, University of British Columbia, and a research associate at the University of Johannesburg’s South African Research Chair in Social Change.. Jon Soske is assistant professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies, McGill University and a research associate at the Centre for
"Ties that Bind is an intriguing and long overdue book about race and friendship. And yet, after reading the chapters, one is left with a clearer sense of what it takes - or might take in the future - to actually be friends across race." - Sarah Nuttall is author of Entanglement: Literary and Cultural Reflections on Post-apartheid . It marks a time worldwide when virtual friendships are fast becoming the norm
What does friendship have to do with racial difference, settler colonialism and post-apartheid South Africa? While histories of apartheid and colonialism in South Africa have often focused on the ideologies of segregation and white supremacy, Ties that Bind explores how the intimacies of friendship create vital spaces for practices of power and resistance.