Rainbow Nation

Critically discuss the concept of the South African “Rainbow Nation” from a post-colonial perspective. Illustrate your arguments by referring to real/existing examples from post-1994 South African news media, entertainment media, or social media.

CULTURAL IDENTITY: A Post–colonial South African Cultural Identity“In South Africa, ‘decolonisation’ has re–emerged as a theme for identity, economic and cultural contestations among the youth. In this, the celebratory rhetoric of rainbow nationalism of post–apartheid utopia is confronted head–on.” (Oyedemi, 2021:214) Critically discuss the concept of the South African “Rainbow Nation” from a post–colonial perspective. […]

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