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“Bodies in Flow”: A brief reflection
on cross border movement between
South Africa and Zimbabwe
In “Bodies in Flow,” water is the metaphor for
cross-border flows between migrant and
diasporic humans. Prof Nyoni first shows a
flow-chart representing the extensive human
flows between and beyond African regions.
These “inflows,” “outflows,” “return flows”
and “regional flows” are part of the way of
life, and cultural identity of many African
nations, including Zimbabwe. But “bodies in
flow” has a dark and terrible aspect too.
Nyoni goes on to reflect on the shocking,
often tragically violent xenophobia in South
Africa, which aims to block the natural ebb
and flow of human tides and contradicts a
post-colonial ethical stance that abjures
(right: detail drypoint print, Vulindlela Nyoni)
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