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Friday, November 23rd, 2012

New, Old South African Theater

In the “new South Africa … miracles leave us exactly where we began.” So says John, Julie’s servant, in Yael Farber’s play, Mies Julie, playing at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, suggesting that little has changed in South Africa since the end of apartheid despite its promises of freedom and equality. If John didn’t point

Monday, July 30th, 2012

Summer List: More Readings in New Academic Books

Segregation: A Global History of Divided Cities by Carl Nightingale (University of Chicago Press, 2012) examines the world history of segregation, highlighting the notorious role played by South Africa in dividing communities along racial lines (a central...

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Die Antwoord is Badass

The South African group Die Antwoord has a new album coming out next week with a major American music label. You can't but admire their hustle. Yesterday they debuted a new video for which they recruited...