ANTHROPOLOGY AND AFRICAN STUDIES
ANTHROPOLOGY AND AFRICAN STUDIESSouth African exchange student researches underground hip hop
Sikelelwa Anita Mashiyi is the first exchange student to come from the University of the Western Cape to Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). A Master's degree student, she is currently undertaking research in JGU's African Music Archives (AMA) on the underground hip hop of South African townships. With the Department of Anthropology and African Studies planning to intensify its partnership with three African universities and to establish a network for research and teaching, further visits might follow.