Setting the record straight
Tsvangirai's memoirAt the Deep Endas a rival narrative
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3625296 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Josiah Nyanda (Academic Development Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 118-130 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0253-3952 • E-ISSN: 1940-7874 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02533952.2017.1353836 |
| OpenAlex | W2756537484 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
In this paper, an argument is put forward that through literary and political patronage Morgan Tsvangirai constructed a life narrative that is meant to challenge the ZANU-PF hegemonic discourse of demonisation that presents and depicts him as a political puppet to the British whose agenda is to effect regime change in Zimbabwe. He thus makes use of the book as a political and literary tool to set the record straight. It is further argued that different narrative strategies such as modesty topos, blended voices and historical archiving are used to position Tsvangirai as a political messiah in Zimbabwe, whose involvement in politics was not by accident but a fulfilment of his destiny, cause and calling. Therefore, memoir writing is seen more as an act of defiance and personal archiving for political gain than an interest in one’s personal history. Personal history is instead made to replace national history. The self is the nation and his story is the story of the nation
Aesthetics · Art · Hegemony · Literature · Memoir · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · History · Law · Philosophy · South African History and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |