A Politics of the Emergent: Cultural Studies in South Africa

Theory, Culture & Society

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 263-278

  Nuttall, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

city; cultural studies; everyday life; publics; race; South Africa; transnationality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845414206     PISSN: 02632764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0263276406073229     Document Type: Article

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