Conviviality in Bellville. An Ethnography of Space, Place, Mobility and Being in Urban South Africa: An Ethnography of Space, Place, Mobility and Being in Urban South Africa Conviviality in Bellvill

By Ingrid Brudvig

This book provides insight into the experiences of mobility and migration in contemporary South Africa, contributing to a field of literature about multiculturalism and urban public space in globalizing cities. It takes into consideration the greater international political and local socio-economic factors that drive migration, relationships and conviviality, and how they are intertwined in the everyday narrative of insiders and outsiders . The Bellville central business district demonstrates the realities of interconnected local and global hierarchies of citizenship and belonging and how they emerge in a world of accelerated mobility. The book further demonstrates how the emergence of conviviality in everyday public life represents a critical field for contemplating contemporary notions of human rights, citizenship and belonging.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
• Release date: Jul 25, 2014
• ISBN: 9789956792863

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