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This book considers the historical and spatial dimensions of civil society in Zimbabwe's Matabeleland region, an area suffering from severe development and democratic deficits over many decades. The book will be of interest and value to scholars of civil society, politics and democratisation across the African continent.
List of contents
List of contributorsPrefaceChapter 1: Decolonialising Civil Society: The Case of Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
Kirk Helliker, Mandlenkosi Mpofu and Dion NkomoPart 1: Conceptual Perspectives on Civil Society in MatabelelandChapter 2: 'Matabeleland Civil Society' and its Relationship with the Central State in Zimbabwe, 1893-2000
Mbuso MoyoChapter 3: Centring Civil Society and Organic Intellectualism in Zimbabwe's Matabeleland Region
Zenzo MoyoChapter 4: Matabeleland's Civil Struggle: A Narrative of Resistance, Negotiation and Reclamation of Political Space
Cornelias Ncube, Rodrick Fayayo and Gorden MoyoChapter 5: Chiefs, State and Civil Society Relations in Matabeleland
Rodrick Fayayo, Cornelias Ncube, and Gorden MoyoPart 2: Civil Society and Empowerment in MatabelelandChapter 6: Civil Society Struggles in Matabeleland: The Case of
Ibhetshu LikazuluSamukele HadebeChapter 7: Rebuilding Capacity in Post-Conflict Communities in Matabeleland South: The Case of
Masakhaneni Projects Trust
Nobuhle HadebeChapter 8: Building Peace in the Context of Curtailed Freedoms in Matabeleland:
A Case Study of Grace To Heal
Dumisani Maqeda NgwenyaPart 3: Civil Society and the Language Question in MatabelelandChapter 9: 'Inadvertent' State Actors and Lingo-Cultural
Gukurahundis in Matabeleland
Sambulo NdlovuChapter 10: Situational Linguistic Performances in Matabeleland: Insights from Case Studies of CSOs
Dion Nkomo and Mandlenkosi MpofuChapter 11: Bottom-up Agency in Language and Cultural Revival: Opportunities and Challenges for the Kalanga Language in Zimbabwe
Mabed Ngulani and Busani MasekoPart 4: Cultural Production as Civil Society in MatabelelandChapter 12: Artists and the Recreation of
Inkundla and Alternative Online Civic Spaces in Post-Independent Matabeleland
Gibson NcubeChapter 13: Representation of Socio-economic and Political Injustices in Matabeleland: The Case of the Protest Poetry of Moyoxide
Bhekezakhe NcubeChapter 14: Popular Theatre as Counter-Public Spheres in Matabeleland in the 1980s: A Critical Analysis of Amakhosi Theatre Production's
Nansi Le Ndoda!Mandlenkosi MpofuChapter 15: From Anthems to Lamentations: The Music and Place of Majaivana and Albert Nyathi in the Evolution of Cultural Representations of the Marginalisation of Post-Genocide Matabeleland
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About the author
Mandlenkosi Mpofu is a senior lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Eswatini in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), where he is also the Chair of the Faculty Research Committee.
Dion Nkomo is a professor of African language studies at Rhodes University where he holds a research chair on the intellectualisation of African languages, multilingualism and education.
Kirk Helliker is Emeritus Research Professor in the Department of Sociology at Rhodes University where he also established and heads the Unit of Zimbabwean Studies. He has published widely on Zimbabwe including with specific reference to civil society.
