Can we be safe? The future of policing in South Africa

Abstract

audience consists of the “native” cultural insider. As such, it compels soul-searching that speaks to the complexities highlighted in the book about black masculinities. I conceive the book as the first volume; in other words, an introduction to what it means to be a man in perhaps one South African township, but clearly not representative of all contexts. I finished the book also deeply concerned that if it is left like this, it might perpetuate certain stereotypes about black lives and black masculinities that play into “exotic” underpinnings of what it means to be a black man in townships. As such, I finished the book unsure if I would recommend it for those wanting an in-depth understanding of what black masculinity consists of in South African townships.