Bastardised whiteness

Zef'-culture,Die Antwoordand the reconfiguration of contemporary Afrikaans identities

Bibliographic Data

ID2968313
AuthorsHannelie Marx (University of South Africa, corresponding author), Viola Candice Milton (0000-0003-2875-8481, University of South Africa)
Year2011
Volume17
Issue6
Pages723-745
Publication date2011-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Identities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-4630 • E-ISSN: 1363-0296
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13504630.2011.606671
OpenAlexW2129745800
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited24

This paper argues that post-apartheid South Africa destabilised what it means to be white and Afrikaans in South Africa. In particular, it explores the emergence into visibility of so-called ‘zef’-culture as mediated through musical acts like Die Antwoord and Jack Parow and to a lesser extent websites such as Watkykjy. The authors argue that the reconfiguration of white Afrikaans identities as mediated through ‘zef’-cultural artefacts is deliberate in that it speaks to the perceived sense of marginal and liminal experience of white Afrikaans youth in post-apartheid South Africa

Aesthetics · Art · Liminality · Musical · Sociology · Theology · Visual arts · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Gender Studies · Music History and Culture · Philosophy · South African History and Culture

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