Exploring the identities of Indo-Muslims in South Africa: On the hunt for national and social belonging

TY - JOUR

T1 - Exploring the identities of Indo-Muslims in South Africa

T2 - On the hunt for national and social belonging

AU - Ratna, Aarti

PY - 2017/12/1

Y1 - 2017/12/1

N2 - Indian migrants have been moving to South Africa for the last 150 years. Yet, amidst the predominant Black-White racial binary operating from within South Africa, pre- to post-apartheid, very little is actually known about this heterogeneous and complex community of people. In this paper, we particularly focus upon the subjective realities of 10 Indo-Muslim men, in and through their involvement in the sport of hunting. Through the use of semi-structured interviews, we grapple with their changing senses of national identity and belonging, from relatively invisible outsiders to sporting insiders. The pleasures and positions of these sporting Indo-Muslim men though does not necessarily alter their “middle-man” citizenship status more broadly

AB - Indian migrants have been moving to South Africa for the last 150 years. Yet, amidst the predominant Black-White racial binary operating from within South Africa, pre- to post-apartheid, very little is actually known about this heterogeneous and complex community of people. In this paper, we particularly focus upon the subjective realities of 10 Indo-Muslim men, in and through their involvement in the sport of hunting. Through the use of semi-structured interviews, we grapple with their changing senses of national identity and belonging, from relatively invisible outsiders to sporting insiders. The pleasures and positions of these sporting Indo-Muslim men though does not necessarily alter their “middle-man” citizenship status more broadly

U2 - http://doi/full/10.1080/11745398.2017.1415153

DO - http://doi/full/10.1080/11745398.2017.1415153

M3 - Article

JO - Annals of Leisure Research

JF - Annals of Leisure Research

SN - 1174-5398

ER -