Discussion of art and social justice struggles in contemporary South Africa
South Africa is beginning its third decade as a multi-racial democracy. While the state sanctioned racism of the apartheid era is over, the country continues to confront painful and often worsening racial, gender and economic inequalities. Cultural workers and cultural institutions, key actors in the anti-apartheid struggle, are now enrolled in shaping and organizing the country’s complex and often contradictory efforts to realize the democratic promise of the post-apartheid era.