Jack Kearney
Biographic Data
| ID | 6827805 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jack Kearney |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jack |
| FAMILY NAME | Kearney |
| SIGNATURE | KEARNEY J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Interrogating conceptions of childhood in contemporary African fiction
This study concerns the way children in contemporary African fiction may be seen to be active in the construction of their own lives. Using a selection of four novels (two about girls, two about boys, two from South Africa, two from outside South Africa), I seek to demonstrate how they reveal the large degree of agency that children possess. While these writers unfold, on the one hand, the particularity of children's experience, on the other, the…
Representations of Islamic belief and practice in a South African context: Reflections on the fictional work of Ahmed Essop, Aziz Hassim, Achmat Dangor and Rayda Jacobs
This study explores the representation of Islam in the fictional work of four South African writers: Ahmed Essop, Aziz Hassim, Achmat Dangor and Rayda Jacobs. After clarifying significant principles of Islam, I follow a threefold basis of enquiry, considering how far these authors, in terms of their fiction, reveal Islamic belief as an empowering force for social justice and compassion; how far they are prompted by feminist views; and how far the…
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Representations of Islamic belief and practice in a South African context: Reflections on the fictional work of Ahmed Essop, Aziz Hassim, Achmat Dangor and Rayda Jacobs
This study explores the representation of Islam in the fictional work of four South African writers: Ahmed Essop, Aziz Hassim, Achmat Dangor and Rayda Jacobs. After clarifying significant principles of Islam, I follow a threefold basis of enquiry, considering how far these authors, in terms of their fiction, reveal Islamic belief as an empowering force for social justice and compassion; how far they are prompted by feminist views; and how far the…
Interrogating conceptions of childhood in contemporary African fiction
This study concerns the way children in contemporary African fiction may be seen to be active in the construction of their own lives. Using a selection of four novels (two about girls, two about boys, two from South Africa, two from outside South Africa), I seek to demonstrate how they reveal the large degree of agency that children possess. While these writers unfold, on the one hand, the particularity of children's experience, on the other, the…
Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (1 works) · Compassion (1 works)