Bhekizulu Bethaphi Tshuma
Biographic Data
| ID | 185338 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bhekizulu Bethaphi Tshuma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bhekizulu Bethaphi |
| FAMILY NAME | Tshuma |
| SIGNATURE | TSHUMA B B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5791-9590 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Memory, nationalism and the media in Zimbabwe
Nationalism and national identities are sites of contestation in Zimbabwe’s political landscape. These debates centre on how the past is evoked, remembered and used by different social actors for political purposes. This article examines the meanings derived by former Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) combatants in their engagement with the recollection of the nationalist struggle as published in The Sunday News, an arm of the state-con…
Investigating the reception of mediated rape content by We the Future female writers in Zimbabwe
Laughing through the Stomach
This paper critically explores the use of satire and humour by fast-foods outlets in South Africa and Zimbabwe to advertise and market their menu through digital media platforms, Facebook and Twitter. Using Nando's South Africa and Mambo's Chicken, in Zimbabwe, as case studies, we examine how satire and humour are used as advertising strategies, and as a reflection of these countries' economic and political environments. Consumers are overwhelmed…
Twitter and political discourses
Social networks such as Twitter are transforming political engagements in contemporary societies. Dominant literature places emphasis on the counter-hegemonic opportunities offered by social media in the Zimbabwean political landscape. However, there is a need to draw scholarly attention to how supporters of the ruling party, Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU PF), are appropriating and using Twitter for political engagements…
The Framing of Devolution of Power Debates in the Newsday (Southern Edition) During Zimbabwe’s Constitution Making Process
Journalists are unable to provide reports that are entirely true and objective as they deploy rhetorical strategies aimed “at persuading others to adopt [their] same point of view” (Thomson 1996 cited in Richardson [2007]. Analysing Newspapers: An Approach from Critical Discourse Analysis. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 65). Using one of Zimbabwe’s leading daily newspapers, NewsDay (Southern Edition), this article analysed the framing of the conte…
Twitter and political discourses
Social networks such as Twitter are transforming political engagements in contemporary societies. Dominant literature places emphasis on the counter-hegemonic opportunities offered by social media in the Zimbabwean political landscape. However, there is a need to draw scholarly attention to how supporters of the ruling party, Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU PF), are appropriating and using Twitter for political engagements…
Laughing through the Stomach
This paper critically explores the use of satire and humour by fast-foods outlets in South Africa and Zimbabwe to advertise and market their menu through digital media platforms, Facebook and Twitter. Using Nando's South Africa and Mambo's Chicken, in Zimbabwe, as case studies, we examine how satire and humour are used as advertising strategies, and as a reflection of these countries' economic and political environments. Consumers are overwhelmed…
The Framing of Devolution of Power Debates in the Newsday (Southern Edition) During Zimbabwe’s Constitution Making Process
Journalists are unable to provide reports that are entirely true and objective as they deploy rhetorical strategies aimed “at persuading others to adopt [their] same point of view” (Thomson 1996 cited in Richardson [2007]. Analysing Newspapers: An Approach from Critical Discourse Analysis. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 65). Using one of Zimbabwe’s leading daily newspapers, NewsDay (Southern Edition), this article analysed the framing of the conte…
Twitter and political discourses
Social networks such as Twitter are transforming political engagements in contemporary societies. Dominant literature places emphasis on the counter-hegemonic opportunities offered by social media in the Zimbabwean political landscape. However, there is a need to draw scholarly attention to how supporters of the ruling party, Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU PF), are appropriating and using Twitter for political engagements…
Investigating the reception of mediated rape content by We the Future female writers in Zimbabwe
Laughing through the Stomach
This paper critically explores the use of satire and humour by fast-foods outlets in South Africa and Zimbabwe to advertise and market their menu through digital media platforms, Facebook and Twitter. Using Nando's South Africa and Mambo's Chicken, in Zimbabwe, as case studies, we examine how satire and humour are used as advertising strategies, and as a reflection of these countries' economic and political environments. Consumers are overwhelmed…
Memory, nationalism and the media in Zimbabwe
Nationalism and national identities are sites of contestation in Zimbabwe’s political landscape. These debates centre on how the past is evoked, remembered and used by different social actors for political purposes. This article examines the meanings derived by former Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) combatants in their engagement with the recollection of the nationalist struggle as published in The Sunday News, an arm of the state-con…
African studies and sociopolitical issues (4 works) · Media Studies and Communication (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Newspaper (2 works)