Munyaradzi Mushonga
Biographic Data
| ID | 2066660 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Munyaradzi Mushonga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Munyaradzi |
| FAMILY NAME | Mushonga |
| SIGNATURE | MUSHONGA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2840-8588 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Traversing and embracing multiple identities
This paper investigates how gay men in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa, navigate their homosexual identities within the context of Ulwaluko, a Xhosa customary rite of passage. Despite the legalization of homosexuality in South Africa, religious and cultural traditions continue to prevent social acceptance of the practice. The paper highlights the challenges of the formation of a gay identity within Xhosa communities that follow hegemonic trad…
Subverting the hegemony of Western ‘theological’ and cultural domination
In 18th and 19th century Southern Africa, European colonial and cultural imperialism was met with a variety of responses by the indigenous people. Some overtly and violently resisted, others ‘collaborated’ or sought ‘accommodation’ within the system, while others resorted to hidden forms of resistance. While we know a lot about the overt forms of resistance, we still know little about those who resorted to mimicry and sly civility and those who o…
A Transnational History of Stock Theft on the Lesotho–South Africa Border, Nineteenth Century to 1994
Stock theft has long been a problem along the Lesotho–South Africa border. From Moshoeshoe I’s cattle-raiding in the nineteenth century through to the start of the democratic era in Lesotho (1993) and South Africa (1994), the idea that stock theft is both prevalent and an international problem has been generally accepted by one and all. This article traces and problematises the practice of stock theft to show how it has disproportionately impacte…
Power and Resistance
This article focuses on contestations over organisational transformation and restructuring at the National University of Lesotho in the 21st century, engendered by market-oriented reforms. In particular, it focuses on the struggles occasioned by two reform processes, namely the transformation process of 2002–2004 and the restructuring process of 2011–2014. The purpose of this article is to bring to the fore the various ways by which the two proce…
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Power and Resistance
This article focuses on contestations over organisational transformation and restructuring at the National University of Lesotho in the 21st century, engendered by market-oriented reforms. In particular, it focuses on the struggles occasioned by two reform processes, namely the transformation process of 2002–2004 and the restructuring process of 2011–2014. The purpose of this article is to bring to the fore the various ways by which the two proce…
A Transnational History of Stock Theft on the Lesotho–South Africa Border, Nineteenth Century to 1994
Stock theft has long been a problem along the Lesotho–South Africa border. From Moshoeshoe I’s cattle-raiding in the nineteenth century through to the start of the democratic era in Lesotho (1993) and South Africa (1994), the idea that stock theft is both prevalent and an international problem has been generally accepted by one and all. This article traces and problematises the practice of stock theft to show how it has disproportionately impacte…
Subverting the hegemony of Western ‘theological’ and cultural domination
In 18th and 19th century Southern Africa, European colonial and cultural imperialism was met with a variety of responses by the indigenous people. Some overtly and violently resisted, others ‘collaborated’ or sought ‘accommodation’ within the system, while others resorted to hidden forms of resistance. While we know a lot about the overt forms of resistance, we still know little about those who resorted to mimicry and sly civility and those who o…
Traversing and embracing multiple identities
This paper investigates how gay men in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa, navigate their homosexual identities within the context of Ulwaluko, a Xhosa customary rite of passage. Despite the legalization of homosexuality in South Africa, religious and cultural traditions continue to prevent social acceptance of the practice. The paper highlights the challenges of the formation of a gay identity within Xhosa communities that follow hegemonic trad…
Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works)