Song, identity and the state
Julius Malema'sDubul' ibhunusong as catalyst
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2173069 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Liz Gunner |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 326-341 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of African Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-6815 • E-ISSN: 1469-9346 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13696815.2015.1035701 |
| OpenAlex | W1647831328 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article tracks the entry of Julius Malema and his package of skills as a political persona into the South African public domain. It focuses on his use of song, particularly the Dubul' ibhunu song/chant within the public space and links it to a long tradition of political song. It sets this within a wider context of the aesthetics of power in the postcolony and within older epistemes of performance, language and power. It also discusses the media as both actor and acted upon in relation to Malema. It links the topic of power, rhetoric and its use to inter-generational politics, and to the struggle of youth and the marginalized poor against an entrenched gerontocratic elite
Aesthetics · Art · Context (archaeology · Elite · Humanities · Identity (music · Linguistics · Literature · Media studies · Persona · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Relation (database · Rhetoric · Sociology · State (computer science · Multilingual Education and Policy · Music History and Culture · South African History and Culture · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |