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Reading from the South

African print cultures and oceanic turns in Isabel Hofmeyr’s work

By: Charne Lavery,Sarah Nuttall,Sunil Amrith,Gabeba Baderoon,Karin Barber,Rimli Bhattacharya,Antoinette Burton,Pumla Dineo Gqola,Carolyn Hamilton,Khwezi Mkhize,Danai S Mupotsa,James Ogude,Christopher EW Ouma,Ranka Primorac,Madhumita Lahiri,Meg Samuelson,Lakshmi Subramanian

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Reading from the South

African print cultures and oceanic turns in Isabel Hofmeyr’s work

This set of essays analyses the work of Isabel Hofmeyr, globally recognised as one of South Africa’s foremost literary and Indian Ocean scholars. The essays elucidate Hofmeyr’s path-breaking studies of transnational histories of the book, African print cultures, and cultural circulations in the Indian Ocean world. This book draws together reflective and analytical essays by renowned intellectuals from around the world who critically engage with the work of one of the global South’s leading scholars of African print cultures and the oceanic humanities. Isabel Hofmeyr’s scholarship spans more than four decades, and its sustained and long-term influence on her discipline and beyond is formidable. While much of the history of print cultures has been written primarily from the North, Isabel Hofmeyr is one of the leading thinkers producing new knowledge in this area from Africa, the Indian Ocean world and the global South. Her major contribution encompasses the history of the book as well as shorter textual forms and abridged iterations of canonical works such as John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress. She has done pioneering research on the ways in which such printed matter moves across the globe, focusing on intra-African trajectories and circulations as well as movements across land and sea, port and shore. The essays gathered here are written in a blend of intellectual and personal modes, and mostly by scholars of Indian and African descent. Via their engagement with Hofmeyr’s path-breaking work, the essays in turn elaborate and contribute to studies of print culture as well as critical oceanic studies, consolidating their findings from the point of view of global South historical contexts and textual practices.

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1776148398

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Regarding Muslims

From slavery to post-apartheid

By: Gabeba Baderoon

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Regarding Muslims

From slavery to post-apartheid

By: Gabeba Baderoon

An analysis of the role of Muslims from South Africa’s founding to the present and points to the resonance of these discussions beyond South Africa. How do Muslims fit into South Africa's well-known narrative of colonialism, apartheid and post-apartheid? South Africa is infamous for apartheid, but the country's foundation was laid by 176 years of slavery from 1658 to 1834, which formed a crucible of war, genocide and systemic sexual violence that continues to haunt the country today. Enslaved people from East Africa, India and South East Asia, many of whom were Muslim, would eventually constitute the majority of the population of the Cape Colony, the first of the colonial territories that would eventually form South Africa. Drawing on an extensive popular and official archive, Regarding Muslims analyses the role of Muslims from South Africa?s founding moments to the contemporary period and points to the resonance of these discussions beyond South Africa. It argues that the 350-year archive of images documenting the presence of Muslims in South Africa is central to understanding the formation of concepts of race, sexuality and belonging. In contrast to the themes of extremism and alienation that dominate Western portrayals of Muslims, Regarding Muslims explores an extensive repertoire of picturesque Muslim figures in South African popular culture, which oscillates with more disquieting images that occasionally burst into prominence during moments of crisis. This pattern is illustrated through analyses of etymology, popular culture, visual art, jokes, bodily practices, oral narratives and literature. The book ends with the complex vision of Islam conveyed in the post-apartheid period.

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1868148521

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Reading from the South

African Print Cultures and Oceanic Turns in Isabel Hofmeyr’s Work

By: Charne Lavery,Sarah Nuttall,Sunil Amrith,Gabeba Baderoon,Karin Barber,Rimli Bhattacharya,Antoinette Burton,Pumla Dineo Gqola,Carolyn Hamilton,Khwezi Mkhize,Danai S Mupotsa,James Ogude,Madhumita Lahiri,Christopher EW Ouma,Ranka Primorac,Meg Samuelson,Lakshmi Subramanian

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Reading from the South

African Print Cultures and Oceanic Turns in Isabel Hofmeyr’s Work

By: Charne Lavery,Sarah Nuttall,Sunil Amrith,Gabeba Baderoon,Karin Barber,Rimli Bhattacharya,Antoinette Burton,Pumla Dineo Gqola,Carolyn Hamilton,Khwezi Mkhize,Danai S Mupotsa,James Ogude,Madhumita Lahiri,Christopher EW Ouma,Ranka Primorac,Meg Samuelson,Lakshmi Subramanian

Draws together reflective and analytical essays by renowned intellectuals from around the world who critically engage with the work of one of the global South s leading scholars of African print cultures and the oceanic humanities, Isabel Hofmeyr.

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Regarding Muslims

From slavery to post-apartheid

By: Gabeba Baderoon

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From slavery to post-apartheid

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Poetry for Beginners

詩歌入門

By: Gabeba Baderoon

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Poetry for Beginners

詩歌入門

By: Gabeba Baderoon

This pocketsized paperback is one of the twentyfour titles published for 2017 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2017 is "Ancient Enmity". IPNHK is one of the most influential international poetry events in Asia. From 22–26 November 2017, over 20 invited poets from various countries will be in Hong Kong to read their works based on the theme "cient Enmity". Included in the anthology and box set, these unique works are presented with Chinese and English translations in bilingual or trilingual formats.

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The Chinese University Press

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9882370241

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The History of Intimacy

Poems

By: Gabeba Baderoon

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The History of Intimacy

Poems

By: Gabeba Baderoon

Gabeba Baderoon's The History of Intimacy traces one woman's journey into writing. The winner of numerous awards, the collection reflects on the delicate, risky terrain of art, politics, and love in postapartheid South Africa.

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TriQuarterly Books

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0810143607

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Reading from the South

Reading from the South

Regarding Muslims

Regarding Muslims

Reading from the South

Reading from the South

Regarding Muslims

Regarding Muslims

Poetry for Beginners

Poetry for Beginners

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The History of Intimacy

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