Drew Shaw
Biographic Data
| ID | 3611611 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Drew Shaw |
| GIVEN NAMES | Drew |
| FAMILY NAME | Shaw |
| SIGNATURE | SHAW D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Roehampton |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A cockroach perspective
Additional informationNotes on contributorsDrew ShawDrew Shaw is a Zimbabwean academic who has taught English, communication and academic writing at Midlands State University and the National University of Science and Technology. He was previously Course Tutor for the National and International Literatures in English programme at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Currently on sabbatical, he is engaged in several projects on the …
Narrating the Zimbabwean nation
In this interview, John Eppel, a veteran of Zimbabwean writing, confirms his reputation as an “angry jester”, determined to expose what he describes as “humbug”, wherever he sees it. With his satires, Eppel has stirred the national literature with subversive laughter, ridiculing both Rhodesian society under Ian Smith and post-independence society under Robert Mugabe. With his poetry, he innovatively marries European forms with southern African co…
Writing Madness
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Sign and Taboo
Robert Muponde and Mandi Taruvinga (eds), Sign and Taboo: perspectives on the poetic fiction of Yvonne Vera. Harare and Oxford: Weaver Press and James Currey (pb £14.95 – 1 77922 004 9). 2002 and 2003, xvi + 236 pp. - Volume 77 Issue 2
Deviant’ innovations in Zimbabwean writing
Since its inception in the colonial era, Zimbabwean writing has produced works which challenge officially accepted attitudes towards race, gender and/or sexuality. This article performs readings of four key post-independence texts which question established boundaries by problematizing ‘deviant’ desire. It shows how Dambudzo Marechera's Mindblast is path-breaking in its representations of interracial sex, and how the recent work of Shimmer Chinod…
Queer Inclinations and Representations
Deviant’ innovations in Zimbabwean writing
Since its inception in the colonial era, Zimbabwean writing has produced works which challenge officially accepted attitudes towards race, gender and/or sexuality. This article performs readings of four key post-independence texts which question established boundaries by problematizing ‘deviant’ desire. It shows how Dambudzo Marechera's Mindblast is path-breaking in its representations of interracial sex, and how the recent work of Shimmer Chinod…
Narrating the Zimbabwean nation
In this interview, John Eppel, a veteran of Zimbabwean writing, confirms his reputation as an “angry jester”, determined to expose what he describes as “humbug”, wherever he sees it. With his satires, Eppel has stirred the national literature with subversive laughter, ridiculing both Rhodesian society under Ian Smith and post-independence society under Robert Mugabe. With his poetry, he innovatively marries European forms with southern African co…
Queer Inclinations and Representations
Deviant’ innovations in Zimbabwean writing
Since its inception in the colonial era, Zimbabwean writing has produced works which challenge officially accepted attitudes towards race, gender and/or sexuality. This article performs readings of four key post-independence texts which question established boundaries by problematizing ‘deviant’ desire. It shows how Dambudzo Marechera's Mindblast is path-breaking in its representations of interracial sex, and how the recent work of Shimmer Chinod…
Writing Madness
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Sign and Taboo
Robert Muponde and Mandi Taruvinga (eds), Sign and Taboo: perspectives on the poetic fiction of Yvonne Vera. Harare and Oxford: Weaver Press and James Currey (pb £14.95 – 1 77922 004 9). 2002 and 2003, xvi + 236 pp. - Volume 77 Issue 2
Narrating the Zimbabwean nation
In this interview, John Eppel, a veteran of Zimbabwean writing, confirms his reputation as an “angry jester”, determined to expose what he describes as “humbug”, wherever he sees it. With his satires, Eppel has stirred the national literature with subversive laughter, ridiculing both Rhodesian society under Ian Smith and post-independence society under Robert Mugabe. With his poetry, he innovatively marries European forms with southern African co…
A cockroach perspective
Additional informationNotes on contributorsDrew ShawDrew Shaw is a Zimbabwean academic who has taught English, communication and academic writing at Midlands State University and the National University of Science and Technology. He was previously Course Tutor for the National and International Literatures in English programme at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Currently on sabbatical, he is engaged in several projects on the …
Sociology (6 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (3 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works)