Mobility in Contemporary Zimbabwean Literature in English: Crossing Borders, Transcending Boundaries

ISBN-13: 9780367637811 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 260 str.

Magdalena Pfalzgraf

Opis

This monograph explores the concept of mobility in Zimbabwean works of fiction published in English between the introduction of the controversial Fast Track Land Reform Programme and the end of the Mugabe era. It will be of interest to researchers of African Literature, Southern Africa, migration and mobility.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Zimbabwean Mobility Dynamics in the Twenty-First Century  3. Spatial Orders and Mobility in a Shifting National Landscape  4. Intra-Urban Mobilities  5. Rural-Urban Dynamics  6. Transnational Migrations Between Zimbabwe and South Africa  7. Transcontinental Migrations to the West  8. Conclusion

O autorze

Magdalena Pfalzgraf is W1-Juniorprofessor of English Studies at the Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn. She is co-editor of Matatu. Journal for African Culture and Society.