Mbongeni Malaba
Biographic Data
| ID | 5448114 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mbongeni Malaba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mbongeni |
| FAMILY NAME | Malaba |
| SIGNATURE | MALABA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5084-2543 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Namibian Life Stories from the ‘Struggle Days
This article analyses representative life stories that reflect the experiences of people who participated in the Namibian liberation struggle, as well as one narrative that reflects the traumatic effect of the brutal murder of her mother witnessed by a five year old girl. The stories detail the vicious nature of settler colonialism in South West Africa and the motive that drove youths to abscond from school to join SWAPO camps in neighbouring cou…
History, Narratives and Realities
The brutal violence of colonisation and subsequent white settler minority regimes have left a lasting legacy on the structures of societies as well as the mindsets and mental dispositions of the people in Southern Africa.Notably so, Apartheid as a special kind of colonial white minority rule left traces and consequences lasting far beyond the declaration of Independence in Zimbabwe (1980), in Namibia (1990), and the establishment of a democratic …
English Studies
This article analyses the development of English Studies in the southern African region, with reference to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia. It begins with a survey of English Studies globally, with specific references to England and America. The structure of English courses in the former is particularly significant, given the strong historical ties between England and the other countries considered in this article…
A Series of Seemings”
Stanlake Samkange and Charles Mungoshi explore the critical evaluation of African traditional religious practices that exposure to Christianity and western education often draw in their wake. The protagonists of The Mourned One and “Sacrifice” feel excluded from the mission school environment based on sexual misconduct, in the former text, whilst the heroine of the latter attains heroic status because of her virginal nature which, combined with h…
The Portrayal of Women in Stanley Nyamfukudza’s Works
The Poetry of Charles Mungoshi
Charles Mungoshi is an accomplished poet, although he is best known for his fiction. Two major themes that run through his poems are an exploration of the meaning or significance of life, as well as a deeply ironic fascination with time. Broadly speaking, three outlooks on life can be found in his poems: first, the nihilistic perspective; second, a positive celebration of the miracle of life; and third, a fascination with the element of regenerat…
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The Poetry of Charles Mungoshi
Charles Mungoshi is an accomplished poet, although he is best known for his fiction. Two major themes that run through his poems are an exploration of the meaning or significance of life, as well as a deeply ironic fascination with time. Broadly speaking, three outlooks on life can be found in his poems: first, the nihilistic perspective; second, a positive celebration of the miracle of life; and third, a fascination with the element of regenerat…
The Portrayal of Women in Stanley Nyamfukudza’s Works
A Series of Seemings”
Stanlake Samkange and Charles Mungoshi explore the critical evaluation of African traditional religious practices that exposure to Christianity and western education often draw in their wake. The protagonists of The Mourned One and “Sacrifice” feel excluded from the mission school environment based on sexual misconduct, in the former text, whilst the heroine of the latter attains heroic status because of her virginal nature which, combined with h…
English Studies
This article analyses the development of English Studies in the southern African region, with reference to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia. It begins with a survey of English Studies globally, with specific references to England and America. The structure of English courses in the former is particularly significant, given the strong historical ties between England and the other countries considered in this article…
Namibian Life Stories from the ‘Struggle Days
This article analyses representative life stories that reflect the experiences of people who participated in the Namibian liberation struggle, as well as one narrative that reflects the traumatic effect of the brutal murder of her mother witnessed by a five year old girl. The stories detail the vicious nature of settler colonialism in South West Africa and the motive that drove youths to abscond from school to join SWAPO camps in neighbouring cou…
History, Narratives and Realities
The brutal violence of colonisation and subsequent white settler minority regimes have left a lasting legacy on the structures of societies as well as the mindsets and mental dispositions of the people in Southern Africa.Notably so, Apartheid as a special kind of colonial white minority rule left traces and consequences lasting far beyond the declaration of Independence in Zimbabwe (1980), in Namibia (1990), and the establishment of a democratic …
History (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Art (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (3 works) · African studies (2 works)