In Kwaito Bodies Xavier Livermon examines the cultural politics of the youthful black body in South Africa through the performance, representation, and consumption of kwaito, a style of electronic dance music that emerged following the end of apartheid.
He shows how Kwaito culture operates as an alternative.
Drawing on fieldwork in Johannesburg\'s nightclubs and analyses of musical performances and recordings, Livermon applies a black queer and black feminist studies framework to kwaito.
In Kwaito Bodies Xavier Livermon examines the cultural politics of the youthful black body in South Africa through the performance, representation, and consumption of kwaito, a style of electronic dance music that emerged following the end of apartheid
