Xenophobia in South Africa

Redefines and explores the sources of contemporary xenophobia, placing globalization and its discontents in dialogue with critical race theory Presents the first formal analysis of romantic relationships between immigrant and non-immigrant communities in South Africa

Examines xenophobic language and terminology, uncovering the semantic and cultural origins of anti-immigrant sentiment and violence

Autorentext

Kenneth Tafira is Postdoctoral Fellow at Archie Mafeje Research Institute, University of South Africa. He holds a doctoral degree in Anthropology from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Is Xenophobia Racism?.- 3. Inside the Mind of a Xenophobe.- 4. The Interface between Race, Nation, Nationalism, and Ethnicism.- 5. Politics of Difference.- 6. Local Woman and Immigrant Lover.- 7. The Immigrant's Phallus.- 8. Particularisms and Relationships.- 9. Postscript.