Altered State? Writing and South Africa

Critics discuss the emerging post-apartheid South Africa and its cultural politics, with emphasis falling broadly on issues of post-colonial theory, nation and gender. Reflections on the political unconscious of twentieth century black writing and a critique of black resistance aesthetics are included, along with discussions of Lauretta Ngcobo, J. M. Coetzee, Wally Mongane Serote and Athol Fugard.