You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock / Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokotho: A Play

You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock / Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokotho: A Play
ISBN-10
1776147200
ISBN-13
9781776147205
Category
Art
Pages
106
Language
English
Published
2021-08-15
Publisher
NYU Press
Authors
Phyllis Klotz, Thobeka Maqhutyana, Nomvula Qosha

Description

"The play focuses on three central characters: Sdudla, Mambhele and Mampompo living and working in a Cape Town township trying to eke out a living in a racially, socially and economically unequal world. There are few work opportunities and there is a great deal of red tape to be self-sufficient. Men are glaringly absent from this world - working as cheap migrant labour in urban areas. Women have to undertake great risk to see their husbands and to try keep a semblance of family cohesiveness. Helicopters fly above and state security police surveil the area. The play shows how these women work miracles to ensure the survival and wellbeing of their families at all cost"--Provided by Publisher.

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