Most Recent Articles from Critical Arts

• Secret San of the Drakensberg and their rock art legacy 

  Abstract An overview of the historical factors that led to the formation of the 'Secret San' as an ethnic category, is presented. It is argued...

  11/01/09 by Frans E. Prins · More from publication

• Thirty years of publishing 

  The year 2009 is witness to Critical Arts' thirtieth year of publishing. It also witnesses the first time that three issues will be published...

  07/01/09 by Keyan G. Tomaselli · More from publication

• Pleasuring body parts: women and soap operas in Brazil 

  Abstract Abstract In this article I look at women's interpretations of one of the most popular forms of entertainment across Latin America,...

  07/01/09 by Lisa Brown · More from publication

• Broken strings: interdisciplinarity and /Xam oral literature 

  Abstract Abstract Long of interest to archaeologists and anthropologists, the Lloyd-Bleek archive of /Xam narratives and accounts has recently...

  07/01/09 by Anne Solomon · More from publication

• Corruption, tribalism and democracy: coded messages in Wambali Mkandawire's popular songs in Malawi 

  Abstract Abstract Popular music in Malawi cites corruption and tribalism as amongst the major threats to democracy in the country. Corruption,...

  07/01/09 by Reuben Chirambo · More from publication

• Innocent violence: social exclusion, identity, and the press in an African democracy 

  Abstract Abstract The violent attacks on African immigrants and refugees in marginal settlements surrounding South Africa's largest cities in...

  07/01/09 by David B. Coplan · More from publication

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