Africa at Noon
Dust of the Zulu: Ngoma Aesthetics after Apartheid
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
206 Ingraham Hall
Description
Join the African Studies Program for our weekly Wednesday lecture series!
Less a genre to be contextualized than an embodied practice, ngoma singing and dancing carries histories of labor and struggle in the moving body, rendering moments of improvised artistry as also politically enabling. Hear from Louise Meintjes of Duke University on ngoma aesthetics after Apartheid.
Less a genre to be contextualized than an embodied practice, ngoma singing and dancing carries histories of labor and struggle in the moving body, rendering moments of improvised artistry as also politically enabling. Hear from Louise Meintjes of Duke University on ngoma aesthetics after Apartheid.
Cost
Free
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