The Gendered and Sexual Lives of South African Youth: Young People’s Stories of Identity
  • 2024/204 pages
  • Distributed for Best Red, an imprint of HSRC Press

The Gendered and Sexual Lives of South African Youth:

Young People’s Stories of Identity

Floretta Boonzaier and Simone Peters, editors
Paperback: $45.00
ISBN: 978-1-928246-64-0
Ebook: $45.00
ISBN: 978-1-928246-67-1
Reflecting a concern with the high rates of gendered and sexual violence in South Africa, the authors of this innovative book explore the experiences of and identifications with gender and sexuality of a diverse group of young people, as well as how those experiences/identifications intersect with race, class, age, and place.

The research presented in the book is based on the use of photovoice, a participatory research methodology. This approach allowed the participants to share their knowledge and expertise and to gain a critical consciousness about their identities without fear of stigma or violence.
Floretta Boonzaier is professor of psychology at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Simone Peters is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Anthropology at UCT.