Constructing Race
As apartheid crumbled in South Africa, racial identity was thrown into question. Based on a year-long ethnographic study of a multiracial high school in Durban, this book explores how youth make meaning of the still powerful, yet changing, idea of race. In a world saturated with media images and global commodities, fashion and music become charged, polarized racial identifiers. As youth engage with this world, race simultaneously persists and falters, providing us with a glimpse into the...
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This text is based on a year-long ethnographic study of a multiracial high school in Durban, conducted by Dolby (education, No. Illinois U.) in 1996. The author explores how modern youth make meaning of the idea of race. She examines the new dynamics of economy, culture and identity in the 21st century, and emphasizes the need for a new approach to culture, race, and identity in contemporary, industrialized countries. Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Foreword1Acknowledgements5Ch. 1Rethinking Selves: Identities and Change7Ch. 2Historical Frames: Apartheid, Identity, and Schooling19Ch. 3Daily Life at Fernwood31Ch. 4Shifting Ground: The Changing Context of Race at Fernwood47Ch. 5Creating Race: The Role of Taste in Youth's Production of Identities63Ch. 6Borderwork: Conflict and Connection79Ch. 7The Texture of the Border: Portraits of Individual Students95Ch. 8The Futures of Race111AppNegotiating Place: Reflections on Method, Theory, and Being There119Notes133References139Index151
