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Title Coloured : how classification became culture / Tessa Dooms and Lynsey Ebony Chutel
Author Dooms, Tessa
Imprint Johannesburg ; Cape Town : Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2023

LIBRARY / MAP CALL NUMBER STATUS MESSAGE
 Husie:Vuxen Facklitteratur (300-399)  305.8 engelska    DUE 24-04-24  
Descript xvii, 190 pages illustrations, portraits 24 cm
Note Includes bibliographical references
"Coloured as an ethnicity and racial demographic is intertwined in the creation of the South Africa we have today. Yet often, Coloured communities are disdained as people with no clear heritage or culture -- 'not being black enough or white enough.'Coloured challenges this notion and presents a different angle to that narrative. It delves into the history of Coloured people as descendants of indigenous Africans and a people whose identity was shaped by colonisation, slavery, and the racial political hierarchy it created. Although rooted in a difficult history, this book is also about the culture that Coloured communities have created for themselves through food, music, and shared lived experiences in communities such as Eldorado Park, Eersterus, and Wentworth. Coloured culture is an act of defiance and resilience. Coloured is a reflection on, and celebration of Coloured identities as lived experiences. It is a call to Coloured communities to reclaim their identity and an invitation to understand the history and place of Coloured people in the making of South Africa's future."-- Publisher's description
Text in English and Afrikaans
Subject Colored people (South Africa) -- History
Colored people (South Africa) -- Social conditions
South Africa -- Race relations
South Africa -- Ethnic identity
Classmark 305.805068
Alt Auth Chutel, Lynsey Ebony
ISBN/ISSN 9781776191499 (paperback)
1776191498 (paperback)
9781776191505
(ebook) 9781776191505
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