Legacies of Forced Removals in South Africa

Auteur

Efua Prah is an Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology at the University of Johannesburg. Her scholarly interests range widely, and include anthropological theorisations in critical black studies, postcolonial studies and the emergent correlations between history and reproductive justice. She is Disciplinary Editor in Anthropology for the University of Johannesburg Press and Co-Editor of Anthropology Southern Africa.

Texte du rabat

This book focuses on experiences of six children from various backgrounds who lived in temporary relocation areas in Cape Town, South Africa. Themes identified examined the effects of forced removals, displacement, and marginality on the lifeworld's of children.

Contenu

Abstract; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Picture Profiles of the Children; Chapter One - Moving Beyond; Chapter Two - Meeting the Children; Chapter Three - Identity; Chapter Four - Displacement; Chapter Five - Body Talk; Chapter Six - Theatre on the Move; Chapter Seven - Gevaarlik! (dangerous!).