The migration experience and multiple identities of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa
This study shows how South African authorities and locals create 'spoilt identities' for non-South Africans through the makwerekwere image. It also shows how the non-South Africans, in this case Zimbabweans, try to resist such claims creating their own strategi...
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| description | This study shows how South African authorities and locals create 'spoilt identities' for non-South
Africans through the makwerekwere image. It also shows how the non-South Africans, in this case
Zimbabweans, try to resist such claims creating their own strategies and moral defences against such
stereotyping. They also invent their own identity of South Africans. These Zimbabweans go on to
reinvent themselves and create new identities as injiva. My argument is that while the process of
identity formation is that of claims and counter-claims, it largely requires certain material, economic,
symbolic resources to be deployed for successful identity formation. The command of certain resources and ability to adapt quickly to the new environment determines the level of success in
evading the makwerekwere identity and also in carving a positive injiva identity. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-12572022-06-27T13:49:06Z The migration experience and multiple identities of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa Hungwe, Chipo Injiva , makwerekwere , migrants Xenophobia , South Africa , Zimbabweans This study shows how South African authorities and locals create 'spoilt identities' for non-South Africans through the makwerekwere image. It also shows how the non-South Africans, in this case Zimbabweans, try to resist such claims creating their own strategies and moral defences against such stereotyping. They also invent their own identity of South Africans. These Zimbabweans go on to reinvent themselves and create new identities as injiva. My argument is that while the process of identity formation is that of claims and counter-claims, it largely requires certain material, economic, symbolic resources to be deployed for successful identity formation. The command of certain resources and ability to adapt quickly to the new environment determines the level of success in evading the makwerekwere identity and also in carving a positive injiva identity. 2016-05-08T12:01:43Z 2016-05-08T12:01:43Z 2012 Article 2277 - 0844 http://onlineresearchjournals.org/JSS/pdf/2012/aug/Hungwe.pdf en Online Journal of Social Sciences Research;Vol. 1 , Issue 5 , p. 132 - 138 open Online Research Journals |
| spellingShingle | Injiva , makwerekwere , migrants Xenophobia , South Africa , Zimbabweans Hungwe, Chipo The migration experience and multiple identities of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa |
| title | The migration experience and multiple identities of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa |
| title_full | The migration experience and multiple identities of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | The migration experience and multiple identities of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The migration experience and multiple identities of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa |
| title_short | The migration experience and multiple identities of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa |
| title_sort | migration experience and multiple identities of zimbabwean migrants in south africa |
| topic | Injiva , makwerekwere , migrants Xenophobia , South Africa , Zimbabweans |
| url | http://onlineresearchjournals.org/JSS/pdf/2012/aug/Hungwe.pdf |
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