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The Hyena Wears Darkness

Author : Chimombo, Steve
Publisher : Luviri Press
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789996060236

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The Hyena Wears Darkness by Chimombo, Steve Pdf

Some people often ignore the fact that writers respond to the HIV/AIDS pandemic by using it as a theme in their poetry, fiction, and plays. Steve Chimombo started recording the writers’ responses as early as 1990 and wrote ‘AIDS and the Writer’ in WASI: the magazine for the arts. The article reported the results of a poetry competition organized by the Ministry of Health on the theme, and there have been other competitions also by different institutions since then. Some radio and television programs have also called upon the writer to help in the dissemination of information to their listeners. The Hyena Wears Darkness is the author’s own contribution to the national Malawian campaign to educate the public on the pandemic. Its focus is on those cultural practices which help propagate HIV/AIDS in Malawian society.

Performing Identities

Author : GeoffreyV. Davis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351554619

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Performing Identities by GeoffreyV. Davis Pdf

Performing Identities brings together essays by scholars, artists and activists engaged in understanding and conserving rapidly disappearing local knowledge forms of indigenous communities across continents. It depicts the imaginative transactions evident in the interface of identity and cultural transformation, raising the issue of cultural rights of these otherwise marginalized communities.

Of Life, Love and Death

Author : Steve Chimombo
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789996098239

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Of Life, Love and Death by Steve Chimombo Pdf

Innovative, interesting, out of the ordinary, are accolades used to describe the stories in Of Life, Love and Death. They grew out the turbulent years of Malawi's third republic, through the years beyond to the second and into the third and reflect the times, places, and concerns of the people at all times. Some were molded, if not mutilated, by the oppressive political climate Malawi experienced in the thirty years of Banda's first republic between 1964 and 1994. Some of them could not have been conceived and written during that period without reprisals from the all-powerful Censorship Board, which dictated what could or could not be published. Others were written, but denied publication until the more democratic era after 1994.

Malawian Writers and Their Country

Author : Bridgette Kasuka, Editor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781300691686

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Malawian Writers and Their Country by Bridgette Kasuka, Editor Pdf

This is a general survey of writers from Malawi and the books they have written. The book is also a general introduction to Malawi as a country and as a nation.

African Writers

Author : Bridgette Kasuka
Publisher : African Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9789987160280

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African Writers by Bridgette Kasuka Pdf

This work looks at some African writers, including those who are not well-known, to show the potential and diversity in the works produced by Africans. Included is a profile of Chinua Achebe and commentaries on his works soon after he passed away.

Gender and Sexuality in Critical Animal Studies

Author : Amber E. George
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781793624369

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Gender and Sexuality in Critical Animal Studies by Amber E. George Pdf

Gender and Sexuality in Critical Animal Studies explores nonhuman animals’ experiences of gender, physiological sex, and sexuality while in nature and captivity. The contributors analyze nonhuman oppression issues such as reproductive freedom, deconstructing dichotomous thinking, and promoting animal liberation within and beyond the academy. The scholar-activists featured in this collection investigate injustice in news stories, literature, and other media that shape human perceptions and treatment toward nonhumans. Each chapter confronts problematic social constructions of gender, physiological sex, or sexuality by applying literary theory, cultural studies, disability studies, queer studies, ecocriticism, and more to promote justice and equity for nonhuman animals.

From Home and Exile

Author : Woods, Joanna
Publisher : Langaa RPCIG
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789956792771

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From Home and Exile by Woods, Joanna Pdf

This book is about home. With Malawi as its focus, it seeks to understand ideas about home as expressed through poetry written by Malawians in English. Although African Literatures are studied those of Malawi have not received agreeable attention. This book surveys poetry by five Malawian writers – Felix Mnthali, Frank Chipasula, Jack Mapanje, Lupenga Mphande, and Steve Chimombo. The discussion negotiates scribed experience of exile, engendered by Dr. Banda’s regime, and shows that the selected poets effectively converse with a sense of home, reflecting on its transformations in their work. Interrogating the strict definitions of home, the argument highlights that far from home-less exiles in fact clarify the sense of what ‘home’ is. The manoeuvre is one of thinking towards an unboundaried ‘home’. This book will be of value not only to readers interested in the cultures of Africa but to all those with an interest in worldwide literary phenomena, and ideas therein of home and exile.

Historical Dictionary of Malawi

Author : Owen J. M. Kalinga
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810859616

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Historical Dictionary of Malawi by Owen J. M. Kalinga Pdf

Malawi, established as the British protectorate of Nyasaland in 1891, gained its independence in 1964 and moved immediately into three decades of one-party rule. Since the mid-1990s, however, the country has held multi-party elections, as directed by its constitution, and President Bingu wa Mutharika is currently serving his second term. The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Malawi, now newly expanded and updated, covers a wide range of areas in Malawi history, including the rise and fall of state systems, religious and socio-political movements, the economy, environment, transportation, war, disease, and natural sciences. Author Owen J. M. Kalinga charts developments from pre-history to the post-Banda Malawi, from Tom Bokwito to James Sangala, and from the UMCA mission at Magomero to the second term of Bingu wa Mutharika's presidency, paying particular attention to the individuals, groups, communities, and forces that have molded this South African country. The dictionary itself contains over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on crucial aspects of Malawi history, and it is the most extensive single-volume reference work on Malawi available. In addition to the dictionary entries, Kalinga provides a chronology containing important dates and events and an informative bibliographical section organized by subject. The final part of the bibliography gives the reader a list of current and obsolete newspapers and periodicals related to Malawi, an ideal resource for further research. This newly updated edition is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Malawi.

The Columbia Guide to Central African Literature in English Since 1945

Author : Adrian A. Roscoe
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780231130424

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The Columbia Guide to Central African Literature in English Since 1945 by Adrian A. Roscoe Pdf

Columbia's guides to postwar African literature paint a unique portrait of the continent's rich and diverse literary traditions. This volume examines the rapid rise and growth of modern literature in the three postcolonial nations of Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. It tracks the multiple political and economic pressures that have shaped Central African writing since the end of World War II and reveals its authors' heroic efforts to keep their literary traditions alive in the face of extreme poverty and AIDS. Adrian Roscoe begins with a list of key political events. Since writers were composing within both colonial and postcolonial contexts, he pays particular attention to the nature of British colonialism, especially theories regarding its provenance and motivation. Roscoe discusses such historical figures as David Livingstone, Cecil Rhodes, and Sir Harry Johnston, as well as modern power players, including Robert Mugabe, Kenneth Kaunda, and Kamuzu Banda. He also addresses efforts to create a literary-historical record from an African perspective, an account that challenges white historiographies in which the colonized was neither agent nor informer. A comprehensive alphabetical guide profiles both established and emerging authors and further illustrates issues raised in the introduction. Roscoe then concludes with a detailed bibliography recommending additional reading and sources. At the close of World War II the people of Central Africa found themselves mired in imperial fatigue and broken promises of freedom. This fueled a desire for liberation and a major surge in literary production, and in this illuminating guide Roscoe details the campaigns for social justice and political integrity, for education and economic empowerment, and for gender equity, participatory democracy, rural development, and environmental care that characterized this exciting period of development.

African Feminist Hermeneutics

Author : Fiedler, Rachel NyaGondwe,Hofmeyr, Johannes W.
Publisher : Mzuni Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789996045202

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African Feminist Hermeneutics by Fiedler, Rachel NyaGondwe,Hofmeyr, Johannes W. Pdf

This book has six chapters: The first Chapter deals with a brief history on the genesis of African Feminist theologies as an 'irruption within an irruption' of Feminist theological movements in the world including a reflection on its relationship to the secular Feminist Movement, and to similar theologies such as Contextual Theology, Liberation Theology and the Holiness Feminist Movement. The second chapter deals with an introduction to African Feminist Hermeneutics. In this chapter, the three branches of African Feminist Hermeneutics, the general theories, principles and approaches to African Feminist Hermeneutics are highlighted. The third chapter deals with an Evangelical Feminist Biblical Hermeneutics of the Old Testament. The fourth chapter deals with an Evangelical Feminist Biblical Hermeneutics of the New Testament. The fifth is about how Malawian Christian women interpret culture, Bible and power relations to realise their own liberation and chapter 6 concludes the book.

Development, Sexual Cultural Practices and HIV/AIDS in Africa

Author : Samantha Page
Publisher : Springer
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030041199

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Development, Sexual Cultural Practices and HIV/AIDS in Africa by Samantha Page Pdf

This open access book introduces the theoretical frameworks and academic debates concerning sexual cultural practices and HIV/AIDS in Africa. It shows how these frameworks have been applied in a practical sense in Africa to investigate sexual cultural practices and their link with HIV/AIDS. The author provides an overview of both the field of study and the methods used during fieldwork. Finally, it assesses the implications of the findings for the conceptualization and provision of current and future HIV/AIDS policies and programs in Africa. This monograph will appeal to policy makers and practitioners working in the field of HIV/AIDS in the Global South as well as academics and students.

Napolo and other poems

Author : Steve Chimombo
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-17
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9789996066085

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Napolo and other poems by Steve Chimombo Pdf

This collection of verse contains poems from Malawi's foremost writer, most of which were written in the 1970s. Poet, fiction writer, playwright, and children's author Steve Bernard Miles Chimombo was born in Zomba, Malawi, and educated at the University of Malawi, the University of Wales, the University of Leeds, and Columbia University. Mythology and oral culture inform his poetry, and he frequently used both modernist techniques and wry humor to address political themes.

Let My People Go!

Author : Phoebe Chifungo
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789996066849

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Let My People Go! by Phoebe Chifungo Pdf

"Let My people go and serve Me regardless of sex" is the ultimate appeal from God. Unfortunately, some cultural practices and wrong interpretations of the Bible have excluded some, especially women, from attaining key leadership roles. Culturally, women are considered second class and men's property, source of evil and "weaker vessels." A wrong interpretation of the scriptures has sidelined women from obtaining decision making positions. This is the result of what may be called, "a One-Dimensional Approach," and a recommendation is made to "re-read" the biblical texts as well as Chewa culture and the history of the synod with a "Multi-Dimensional Approach" in which the literary, theological-rhetorical and historical-cultural aspects are all considered, because this approach liberates the oppressed and the marginalized.

A History of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians 1989-2007

Author : Fiedler, Rachel NyaGondwe
Publisher : Mzuni Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789996045226

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A History of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians 1989-2007 by Fiedler, Rachel NyaGondwe Pdf

When “African Theology” was first formulated, women played just a small role. In 1989 Mercy Amba Oduyoye set out to change this by creating the Circle of Concerned African Theologians in order to give them a voice. The Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians is an African Baby, born in an ecumenical surrounding. Though there were other movements addressing the issue of gender inequalities in church and society, circle theologies are distinct from other women's liberation movements in that they are theologies formed in the context of African culture and religion. This book traces the Circle history from 1989 to 2007.

Operation Kalulu

Author : Steve Chimombo
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789996066719

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Operation Kalulu by Steve Chimombo Pdf

Operation Kalulu, the story of the Hare and the Well, was the first of the retold folk stories by Steve Chimombo. Folk stories are timeless in their relevance, each illustrating good and bad character traits, and behaviour in a variety of situations. This story presents us with a community experiencing a drought, and the way in which they pull together to find a solution. In the course of the process, we see how the animals, human-like in both character and behaviour, sort out issues of governance to the satisfaction of the entire community.