Mama Jack and the Spectre of makwerekwere

This article looks at the ways in which Mama Jack, a South African slapstick comedy, frames certain individuals and groups as makwerekwere. The term, which is popularly used in reference to African migrants in South Africa, appears in the film despite the absence of any African migrant in the litera...

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Main Author: Tagwirei, Cuthbeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Intellect Ltd. 2021
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Online Access:https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/jac/2017/00000009/f0020002/art00009
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4560
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