Under apartheid, black South Africans engaged with an array of textual and visual cultures in ways that shaped their responses to this period of ethical crisis. Marshalling forms of historical evidence, this book considers the importance of popular genres and audiences in the relationship between ethical consciousness and aesthetic engagement.

Under apartheid, black South Africans engaged with an array of textual and visual cultures in ways that shaped their responses to this period of ethical crisis. Marshalling forms of historical evidence, this book considers the importance of popular genres and audiences in the relationship between ethical consciousness and aesthetic engagement.