Introduction
1. Nontsizi Mgqwetho in Literary Context
2. Old Wine in New Wineskins: Ntsikana's Resurgence
3. The Poetess of the Nation in Newspapers (1919–29)
4. African Political Leadership in the 1920s
5. African Literary Criticism in Context
Biography
Thulani Mkhize specializes in African literature, cultural studies, and the literary traditions of South Africa. His research focuses on Xhosa poetry, the imbongi tradition, and the intersection of oral and print media in African literary production. Mkhize's work examines gender dynamics in African literary contexts, particularly women's appropriation of traditionally male cultural roles, and explores early articulations of epistemic freedom and decolonial thought in African languages. Mkhize's research situates historical African literary production within contemporary debates on decolonization and cultural self-determination.
