It is not crime in the way you see it”
Crime discourses and outlaw culture in Yizo Yizo
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14961963 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Innocentia J Mhlambi (0000-0002-0259-547X, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 152-165 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1013-929X • E-ISSN: 2159-9130 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1013929x.2010.9678353 |
| OpenAlex | W2071088785 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Drawing on Anthony Altbeker's ground‐breaking research on post‐apartheid crime realities and legal consciousness in South Africa, this article explores the tensions brought to light by crime discourses in Yizo Yizo. It argues that the parallel existence of the white world, seen as continuous with South Africa's colonial past, and the black marginalised world, has led to a diminished respect for the law among many black South Africans. Through a consideration of Yizo Yizo’s dramatisations, this article proposes that postapartheid perceptions of the (out)law are rooted in colonial disruptions of the African social order
Colonialism · Consciousness · Criminology · Perception · Political science · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Psychology · South African History and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |