Democracy at Home in South Africa: Family Fictions and Transitional Culture (Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora)

Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. CONTENTS ## List of Figures ix Preface xi T his book could not have been written without input and assistance from friends and interlocutors on many continents. It grew out of a doctoral dissertation at Princeton University written under the supervision of Eduardo Cadava, Arcadio Diaz-Quiñones, and Tim Watson. I am extraordinarily grateful for the time they dedicated to the many iterations of my project and the models of rigorous and engaged scholarship that they provided for me. My work was subsequently inspired and supported by colleagues at Bard College and Bard College Berlin, especially "Cover" -- "Half-Title" -- "Title" -- "Copyright" -- "Dedication" -- "Contents" -- "List of Figures" -- "Preface" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Introduction" -- "1. A â#x80;Newâ#x80;#x9D; South African Family Romance" -- "2. Remembering the Lost: On Family Members and Domestic Life" -- "3. Keeping House" -- "4. Queer Homes and Migrant Homes" -- "Conclusion" -- "Notes" -- "Works Cited" Cover 1 Half-Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 List of Figures 10 Preface 12 Acknowledgments 16 Introduction 19 1. A “New” South African Family Romance 40 2. Remembering the Lost: On Family Members and Domestic Life 70 3. Keeping House 103 4. Queer Homes and Migrant Homes 135 Conclusion 169 Notes 177 Works Cited 197 Index 208 Focusing on aesthetic figuration diverse home spaces, modes of domestic life, and family histories, this book argues that depicting democracy as it unfolds literally at home presents a compelling portrait of the intimate and everyday aspects of change that can be overlooked by a focus on structural concerns in South Africa. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Introduction....Pages 1-21 A “New” South African Family Romance....Pages 23-52 Remembering the Lost: On Family Members and Domestic Life....Pages 53-85 Keeping House....Pages 87-118 Queer Homes and Migrant Homes....Pages 119-152 Conclusion....Pages 153-160 Back Matter....Pages 161-205