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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Nerio, Ron
Halley, Jean (1967-....)
Titre(s) : The roads to Hillbrow [Texte imprimé] : making life in South Africa's community of migrants / Ron Nerio and Jean Halley
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Fordham University press, copyright 2022
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (275 p.-[8] p. de pl.) : ill. en coul. ; 24 cm
Collection : Polis
Lien à la collection : Polis (New York)
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"This highly accessible portrayal of a post-apartheid neighborhood in transition analyzes
the relationship between identity, migration, and place. Since it was founded in 1894,
amidst Johannesburg's transformation from a mining town into the largest city in southern
Africa, Hillbrow has been a community of migrants. As the "city of gold" accumulated
wealth on the backs of migrant laborers from southern Africa, Jewish Eastern Europeans
who had fled pogroms joined other Europeans and white South Africans in this emerging
suburb. After World War II, Hillbrow became a landscape of high-rises that lured western
and southern Europeans seeking prosperity in South Africa's booming economy. By the
1980s, Hillbrow housed some of the most vibrant and visible queer spaces on the continent
while also attracting thousands of Indian and Black South Africans who defied apartheid
laws to live near the city center. Filling the void for a book about migration within
the Global South, The Roads to Hillbrow explores how one South African neighborhood
transformed from a white suburb under apartheid into a "grey zone" during the 1970s
and 1980s to become a "port of entry" for people from at least twenty-five African
countries. The Roads to Hillbrow explores the diverse experiences of domestic and
transnational migrants who have made their way to this South African community following
war, economic dislocation, and the social trauma of apartheid. Authors Ron Nerio and
Jean Halley weave sociology, history, memoir, and queer studies with stories drawn
from more than 100 interviews. Topics cover the search for employment, options for
housing, support for unaccompanied minors, possibilities for queer expression, the
creation of safe parks for children, and the challenges of living without documents.
Current residents of Hillbrow also discuss how they cope with inequality, xenophobia,
high levels of crime, and the harsh economic impacts of COVID-19. Many of the book's
interviewees arrived in Hillbrow seeking not only to gain better futures for themselves
but also to support family members in rural parts of South Africa or in their countries
of origin. Some immerse themselves in justice work, while others develop LGBTQ+ support
networks, join religious and community groups, or engage in artistic expression. By
emphasizing the disparate voices of migrants and people who work with migrants, this
book shows how the people of Hillbrow form connections and adapt to adversity"
Sujet(s) : Immigrés -- Conditions sociales -- Johannesburg (Afrique du Sud)
Conditions sociales -- Johannesburg (Afrique du Sud)
Société urbaine -- Johannesburg (Afrique du Sud)
Indice(s) Dewey :
307.760 968 (23e éd.) = Communautés urbaines (sociologie) - Afrique australe République d'Afrique du Sud
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780823299409. - ISBN 0823299406
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47111079b
Notice n° :
FRBNF47111079
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)