Trends and Tropes

Some Aspects of African Indigenous Literatures of South Africa
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-86914-500-2
Verlag: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 230 mm

This collection explores topical and current issues in indigenous African language literatures of South Africa. These include, among others, narratological elements of literature, language usage, poetry analysis, and song lyrics. Each scholar or pair of scholars present findings that are particular to their own research. This makes the collection a valuable source of knowledge penned in a diversity of writing styles across different literary genres.

An innovative aspect of the work is that it combines both English and isiZulu material. Seventy per cent of the chapters are written in English and thirty per cent in isiZulu, a gesture towards encouraging research presentations in indigenous languages. Also of interest is that the chapter content covers traditional or largely obsolete forms such as folklore and essays. The scarcity of published books that discuss aspects and issues found in indigenous African language literatures is what prompted the publication of this collection.

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Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen

Über Autor(innen)

Dumisani Sibiya (popularly known as E.D.M. Sibiya) is an award-winning novelist, short story writer and poet. He has published widely and has been the recipient of several academic excellence awards. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Publishing Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand. He has more than seven years' experience as an editor and publisher at various leading publishing houses in South Africa and is currently a lecturer in the University of Johannessburg's Department of African Languages, where he is working towards a PhD.

Zilibele Mtumane is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of African Languages and the School of Languages at the University of Johannesburg. He holds the degree of DLitt. et Phil from the University of South Africa, specialising in African languages. He also has a Higher Education Diploma from the University of Fort Hare and a Diploma in Translation from the University of South Africa. He has authored and co-authored over twenty research articles in various accredited journals, authored three books and co-published two.