Violet Nasambu Barasa
Biographic Data
| ID | 9060868 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Violet Nasambu Barasa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Violet Nasambu |
| FAMILY NAME | Barasa |
| SIGNATURE | BARASA V N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Education, Department of Languages and Literature, Tangaza University College, Lang'ata South Road, Nairobi, Kenya |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Culture as an Impediment to Socio-Economic Development in Henry Ole Kulet’s Blossoms of the Savannah
This paper examines how Maasai traditional cultural practices and beliefs in Ole Kulet‘s novel Blossoms of the Savannah hinder socio-economic development. The cultural practices that incumber socio-economic progress has implication on both the immediate Maasai community (as illustrated through Nasila village) and the society at large. In most societies in Africa, traditional and cultural practices inform and influence the daily experiences and be…
The Intervention and Re-Evaluation of Gender Disparity by Women Characters in Macgoye Oludhe’s Novel Coming to Birth
This paper examines the strategies employed by female characters to re-evaluate gender disparity in Macgoye’s novel Coming to birth. Despite the different structures put in place to limit women’s access to opportunities, the female characters in Coming to birth device ways out of such limitations thereby attaining some agency. Gender inequality is a phenomenon that has been in existence from time immemorial. In most societies across the world, ge…
Performing Urban Social Realities in Contemporary Kenya
This article examines class dynamics in Kenya’s urban cities using television theatre episodes that dramatise the interaction between marginalised and privileged citizens. In the main, the analysis in the article focuses on selected Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) television theatre texts. Through a critical examination of Siku ya kimataifa ya mtoto Mwafrika (The International Day of the African child), and Marehemu Ocholla (The late Ocholla…
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Performing Urban Social Realities in Contemporary Kenya
This article examines class dynamics in Kenya’s urban cities using television theatre episodes that dramatise the interaction between marginalised and privileged citizens. In the main, the analysis in the article focuses on selected Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) television theatre texts. Through a critical examination of Siku ya kimataifa ya mtoto Mwafrika (The International Day of the African child), and Marehemu Ocholla (The late Ocholla…
Culture as an Impediment to Socio-Economic Development in Henry Ole Kulet’s Blossoms of the Savannah
This paper examines how Maasai traditional cultural practices and beliefs in Ole Kulet‘s novel Blossoms of the Savannah hinder socio-economic development. The cultural practices that incumber socio-economic progress has implication on both the immediate Maasai community (as illustrated through Nasila village) and the society at large. In most societies in Africa, traditional and cultural practices inform and influence the daily experiences and be…
The Intervention and Re-Evaluation of Gender Disparity by Women Characters in Macgoye Oludhe’s Novel Coming to Birth
This paper examines the strategies employed by female characters to re-evaluate gender disparity in Macgoye’s novel Coming to birth. Despite the different structures put in place to limit women’s access to opportunities, the female characters in Coming to birth device ways out of such limitations thereby attaining some agency. Gender inequality is a phenomenon that has been in existence from time immemorial. In most societies across the world, ge…
Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Inequality (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (2 works) · African history and culture studies (1 work) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 work)