1st Edition
African Literature Beyond the Western Gaze
Foreword by Nkosinathi Sithole
Introduction
Part 1: Literature and Society
1. Visual Language as a Stylistic and Narrative Technique: A Literary Analysis of Mqapheli Mngadi's isiZulu Editorial Cartoons
Sizwe Zwelakhe Dlamini
2. Lost in Translation: An Evaluation of the Subtitles in the Television Series of S.E.K. Mqhayi's Ityala Lamawele (The Lawsuit of the Twins)
Khayalethu Mtsoyi and Rethabile Possa-Mogoera
3. The Nation in Devastation: Social Issues in M.J. Mngadi's Novels
Dumisani Sibiya
4. An In-Depth Analysis of the Use of Humour in Various Texts to Expose Political Issues in South African Society
Nozuko Z. Gxekwa
5. Syntactic Analysis and Interpretation of J.J. Moiloa's Poetic Texts
Elias Nyefolo Malete
6. Family and Marital Issues in Alick Macheso's Music
Benjamin Mudzanire and Sanction Madambi
Part 2: Ubuntu and Gender
7. Ukuvezwa Kweqhaza Labantu Besifazane Ezinkondlweni Ezikhethiwe zesiZulu (The Expression of the Importance of the Role of Women in Selected Zulu Poems)
Celani Lucky Zwane
8. Representations of African Women in Mazisi Kunene's UNodumehlezi KaMenzi
Gugulethu Mazibuko
9. Female Representation in Nkosinathi Sithole's Hunger Eats a Man
Sinenhlanhla F. Memela and Thulani Mkhize
10. An Analysis of Gender-Based Violence in the Sesotho Novel Mamello
Bahedile D. Letlala and Nogwaja S. Zulu
11. A Masculinist Critique of the Images of Men in the Novel Izibi zaseThekwini
Sicelo Cyril Shabalala
12. Building Better Men: Deconstructing the Depiction of Boys as Heroes and Strong Individuals in an isiZulu Folktale
Norma Masuku
13. Umfazi Wephepha, Umfazi Wesintu: The Chronicles of the Law of Marriage kwaXhosa as Depicted in Mothlabane's Drama Iinkunzi Ezimbini
Rendani Molubo, Stembele Johnson and Ntombomzi Mazwi
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Biography
Nogwaja S. Zulu is Professor of African Literature at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He has published widely in African literature. He writes novels and short stories in isiZulu and Sesotho. His research focuses on African literary traditions, language, and cultural studies.
Thulani Mkhize is Senior Lecturer in English Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus, South Africa. She specializes in African literature. She serves as Academic Leader for Literary Arts and Postgraduate Coordinator in English Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Her research focuses on African literary studies and literary arts.
