Gerald Dandah
Biographic Data
| ID | 6557152 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerald Dandah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerald |
| FAMILY NAME | Dandah |
| SIGNATURE | DANDAH G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Johannesburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4533-8377 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Women, rugby, and precarity
This paper explores women’s experiences in Zimbabwe’s rugby scene, focusing on the intersection of sport and labour. While rugby offers potential pathways to empowerment, it remains unsustainable as a career for most female players in Zimbabwe. Despite their dedication and significant time investment, these women face various challenges that undermine their ability to view sport as a viable form of work. Chief among these are low financial compen…
The ‘White Man’s Game’? Race, power, and politics in Zimbabwean cricket
Sport in post-colonial Zimbabwe
Social Media, Fake News and Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Zimbabwe
This exploratory paper uses online ethnography to analyse how fake news on social media shaped perceptions and cognitions about Covid-19 vaccines in Zimbabwe. It explores the emergence of social media as an important space for instilling vaccine hesitancy in the context of Covid-19. The paper focuses on how memes, jokes, fake news stories and reports that were shared and consumed on platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube shape…
Netball in Zimbabwe
This paper traces the evolution of netball as a sport in Zimbabwe. The analysis builds on the success of the Zimbabwe netball national team at the 2019 World Cup in Liverpool, England. This newly found interest in the sport has also highlighted the paucity of related academic studies. The social historical analysis is utilized to trace the development of netball from its colonial roots into post-colonial Zimbabwe. The analysis takes into cognizan…
Netball in Zimbabwe
This paper traces the evolution of netball as a sport in Zimbabwe. The analysis builds on the success of the Zimbabwe netball national team at the 2019 World Cup in Liverpool, England. This newly found interest in the sport has also highlighted the paucity of related academic studies. The social historical analysis is utilized to trace the development of netball from its colonial roots into post-colonial Zimbabwe. The analysis takes into cognizan…
Netball in Zimbabwe
This paper traces the evolution of netball as a sport in Zimbabwe. The analysis builds on the success of the Zimbabwe netball national team at the 2019 World Cup in Liverpool, England. This newly found interest in the sport has also highlighted the paucity of related academic studies. The social historical analysis is utilized to trace the development of netball from its colonial roots into post-colonial Zimbabwe. The analysis takes into cognizan…
Social Media, Fake News and Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Zimbabwe
This exploratory paper uses online ethnography to analyse how fake news on social media shaped perceptions and cognitions about Covid-19 vaccines in Zimbabwe. It explores the emergence of social media as an important space for instilling vaccine hesitancy in the context of Covid-19. The paper focuses on how memes, jokes, fake news stories and reports that were shared and consumed on platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube shape…
The ‘White Man’s Game’? Race, power, and politics in Zimbabwean cricket
Sport in post-colonial Zimbabwe
Women, rugby, and precarity
This paper explores women’s experiences in Zimbabwe’s rugby scene, focusing on the intersection of sport and labour. While rugby offers potential pathways to empowerment, it remains unsustainable as a career for most female players in Zimbabwe. Despite their dedication and significant time investment, these women face various challenges that undermine their ability to view sport as a viable form of work. Chief among these are low financial compen…
Sports, Gender, and Society (4 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (3 works) · History (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (2 works) · American Sports and Literature (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work)