Overview
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
About this book
Hanneke Stuit delves into Ubuntu's relevance both in South Africa and in Western contexts, analyzing the political and ethical ramifications of the term's uses in different media including literature, cartoons, journalistic fiction, commercials, commodities, photography, and political manifestos in contemporary South African culture.
Similar content being viewed by others
Keywords
Table of contents (6 chapters)
-
Front Matter
-
Back Matter
Reviews
“This is a brilliant testimony to the fact that Ubuntu discourse is finally emerging from the long, dark and, often, sentimental discourse of African nationalism. Drawing on a wide range of cultural strategies in contemporary South Africa including novels, photography, poetry, and advertising, this original, unconventional and erudite, not to mention beautifully written, analysis will no doubt be welcomed by scholars who work in African and continental philosophy, LGBTI studies, literature and culture studies.” (Dr. Leonhard Praeg, author of “A Report on Ubuntu”)
“Hanneke Stuit conducts an innovative and conceptually bracing analysis of Ubuntu by way of detailed attention to diverse materializations of the South African politico-cultural scene. In her close readings of literary texts, cartoons, commercials, photographs, fashion accessories—and testimonies from the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission—Stuit offers an inventive and thought-provoking contribution to theories and philosophies emerging from a South Africa in political transition.” (Prof. dr. Carrol Clarkson, author of “Countervoices and Drawing the Line”)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Hanneke Stuit is Assistant Professor of Literary and Cultural Analysis at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Researcher at the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ubuntu Strategies
Book Subtitle: Constructing Spaces of Belonging in Contemporary South African Culture
Authors: Hanneke Stuit
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58009-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-58639-1Published: 02 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-58009-2Published: 01 September 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 240
Number of Illustrations: 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: African Culture, Cultural Studies, African Literature, Ethnicity Studies, Non-Western Philosophy