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Hybrid ‘Authenticities’ in youth popular culture: performing costume and identity in the work of South Africa’s Sho Madjozi

‘Authenticités’ hybrides dans la culture populaire de la jeunesse: Scène, costume et identité dans le travail de Sho Madjozi, d’Afrique du Sud

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Pages 221-238 | Received 07 Oct 2021, Accepted 13 Feb 2023, Published online: 04 Sep 2023

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