Narrating the Zimbabwean nation
A conversation with John Eppel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12943293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Drew Shaw (National University of Science and Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 100-111 |
| Publication date | 2012-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scrutiny2 (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1812-5441 • E-ISSN: 1753-5409 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/18125441.2012.706082 |
| OpenAlex | W2011244451 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
In this interview, John Eppel, a veteran of Zimbabwean writing, confirms his reputation as an “angry jester”, determined to expose what he describes as “humbug”, wherever he sees it. With his satires, Eppel has stirred the national literature with subversive laughter, ridiculing both Rhodesian society under Ian Smith and post-independence society under Robert Mugabe. With his poetry, he innovatively marries European forms with southern African content. During the crisis of the 2000s he refused exile and has been consistently critical of political and social corruption and injustice from within Zimbabwe's borders
Art · Conversation · Independence (probability theory · Injustice · Language change · Laughter · Literature · Media studies · Poetry · Political crisis · Political science · Politics · Reputation · Sociology · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Gender Studies · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |