Constructing race

By Nadine Dolby

Subjects: Ethnic relations, Whites, South africa, race relations, White people, Colored people (South Africa), Popular culture, Youth, Race identity, Black people, Social conditions, Blacks, Race relations

Description: "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 future of race both within South Africa and throughout urban youth cultures worldwide."--BOOK JACKET.