Singing Politics: Freedom Songs and Collective Protest in Post-Apartheid South Africa Supplementary Materials

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“sartorial choices-6 reasons”

Protesters at Orlando East performatively declared their political affiliations. Some wore t-shirts bearing symbols of the ANC governing alliance. One t-shirt read “Do it For Chris Hani/ Vote,” recalling the struggle hero who was killed in the run up to South Africa’s first democratic elections. The back of the shirt listed “Six Reasons to Vote ANC.”

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“sartorial choices-born in the struggle”

Another t-shirt displaying support for the ANC read “Born in the Struggle and Baptised in Revolutionary Fires.”

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“sartorial choices-OE state of mind”

Others identified with a location rather than an organization.

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“APF says”

Movements in opposition to the ANC state government were also represented. Supporters of APF declared the movement’s tenets.

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“protest posters”

Protesters not holding umbrellas had both hands free to display posters outlining their grievances

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“frontline”

Marshals wearing fluorescent “FIFA” emblazoned vests constituted the protest’s frontline

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“protester embodiment”

Protesters were dynamically embodied as they sang

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“protester embodiment1”

Protesters were dynamically embodied as they sang

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video clip“OE March begins 4”

Orlando East march begins

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video clip“OE Embodiment 2”

Through song, protesters were dynamically embodied

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