Recent studies suggest that contemporary body work involves 'fashioning futures' and the spectacularisation of identity to articulate multiple subjectivities in diverse world. This article investigates the situation and experiences of black male bodybuilders in a South African town 'after' apartheid, exploring thoughts about whether bodybuilding may be a response t...

In 2000, UNESCO declared Zanzibar Stone Town a World Heritage Site. Since this time the Tanzanian government and international NGOs (based in Zanzibar) have participated in the rehabilitation of the town's buildings and other physical infrastructure. However, little attention has been paid to the rich intangible heritage of the islands and the fusion of cultural ex...