Johannes Seema
Biographic Data
| ID | 8942901 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Johannes Seema |
| GIVEN NAMES | Johannes |
| FAMILY NAME | Seema |
| SIGNATURE | SEEMA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | North-West University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1667-5649 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Reflections on KPD Maphalla’s poetry
This article explores the poetry of KPD Maphalla as a distinguished creative writer who left his footprint on African literature, Basotho literature in particular. His creative writings has brought significant changes in the lives of Africans who found hope in poetry. His creative writing reflects an African worldview because his poetry is like a mirror that Africans can hold up to look at themselves. It a mirror that shows them who they have bee…
Mofokeng’s dramatic play, Senkatana , epitomises intertextuality
SM Mofokeng’s dramatic text Senkatana (1982) is a classic Sesotho tragedy. The drama has been adapted from the well-known Basotho folktale Moshanyana wa Senkatana. There are also certain authors that inspired Mofokeng to create Senkatana. Intertextuality has played an important role in creating Mofokeng’s masterpiece. The protagonist is Senkatana, whose fall is caused by his own good intentions. Audiences and readers develop pity and horror for S…
The contact and clash of the Basotho and Western cultures in Mafata’s novel Mehaladitwe ha e eketheha
This article explores the theme of contact and clash of two cultures, that of the Basotho tradition and Western civilisation in Mafata’s novel Mehaladitwe ha e eketheha. Mafata encourages the promotion of the Basotho culture and a move for the Basotho to reaffirm their identity. In Mafata’s efforts to articulate the contact and clash of the two cultures, the author has employed young characters as a tool for portraying his artistic message. The a…
English in Africa
English in Africa
The aim of this paper is to discuss the idea that the more English rises in Africa, the more African languages and cultures die. Africans without their languages will be disconnected from their own histories and cultures. English as a foreign language is spoken by many people in Africa, mainly as a lingua franca, as a more practical alternative for both local and international communication. Others see English as a language that entrenches unequa…
Sophonia Machabe Mofokeng's Leetong
Mofokeng's volume of short stories, Leetong [On a Journey], is traditionally read as satire on repression in general and on South Africa in particular. The title, Leetong, has become a part of the conceptual political lexicon of the Sesotho language to refer to the corruption of apartheid ideology. This collection of short stories constitutes a body of protest fiction based on inferences from situations rather than actual incidents. Collectively …
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Sophonia Machabe Mofokeng's Leetong
Mofokeng's volume of short stories, Leetong [On a Journey], is traditionally read as satire on repression in general and on South Africa in particular. The title, Leetong, has become a part of the conceptual political lexicon of the Sesotho language to refer to the corruption of apartheid ideology. This collection of short stories constitutes a body of protest fiction based on inferences from situations rather than actual incidents. Collectively …
English in Africa
English in Africa
The aim of this paper is to discuss the idea that the more English rises in Africa, the more African languages and cultures die. Africans without their languages will be disconnected from their own histories and cultures. English as a foreign language is spoken by many people in Africa, mainly as a lingua franca, as a more practical alternative for both local and international communication. Others see English as a language that entrenches unequa…
The contact and clash of the Basotho and Western cultures in Mafata’s novel Mehaladitwe ha e eketheha
This article explores the theme of contact and clash of two cultures, that of the Basotho tradition and Western civilisation in Mafata’s novel Mehaladitwe ha e eketheha. Mafata encourages the promotion of the Basotho culture and a move for the Basotho to reaffirm their identity. In Mafata’s efforts to articulate the contact and clash of the two cultures, the author has employed young characters as a tool for portraying his artistic message. The a…
Mofokeng’s dramatic play, Senkatana , epitomises intertextuality
SM Mofokeng’s dramatic text Senkatana (1982) is a classic Sesotho tragedy. The drama has been adapted from the well-known Basotho folktale Moshanyana wa Senkatana. There are also certain authors that inspired Mofokeng to create Senkatana. Intertextuality has played an important role in creating Mofokeng’s masterpiece. The protagonist is Senkatana, whose fall is caused by his own good intentions. Audiences and readers develop pity and horror for S…
Reflections on KPD Maphalla’s poetry
This article explores the poetry of KPD Maphalla as a distinguished creative writer who left his footprint on African literature, Basotho literature in particular. His creative writings has brought significant changes in the lives of Africans who found hope in poetry. His creative writing reflects an African worldview because his poetry is like a mirror that Africans can hold up to look at themselves. It a mirror that shows them who they have bee…
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