I, Tendai Marima, declare that this thesis, submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the ... more I, Tendai Marima, declare that this thesis, submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in the department of English and Comparative Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London, is wholly my own work unless otherwise acknowledged and referenced. This document has not been submitted for qualification at any other academic institution.
Suns of the Mbira : a critical exploration of the multiple figurations of femininity in selected fiction by Tsitsi Dangarembga and Yvonne Vera
My thesis is that multiple figurations of femininity challenging traditional Zimbabwean values ar... more My thesis is that multiple figurations of femininity challenging traditional Zimbabwean values are articulated in the representations of womanhood, motherhood and sexuality in the writing of Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959-) and Yvonne Vera (1964-2005). Critically, I draw centrally upon Rosi Braidotti (1994) and Donna Haraway’s (1992; 2004) work on figurations as feminist metaphors theorizing how women challenge and transform socially constructed roles that confine females to subservient social positions. In addition, Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari’s (1987) theorization of multiplicity is deployed as a useful conceptualization of the erasure of the binary separating the collective and individual, asserting instead, that subjectivities are pluralistic, connected identities in constant creation. Applying the critics’ ideas with due caution to the African context, through a method of ‘carnivalizing,’ mixing and negotiating theory, my thesis also makes use of selected forms of African femin...
Imoinda: Criticism and Response Volume 3 No 3 2010 Guest Editors Marl'ene Edwin, Goldsmiths, ... more Imoinda: Criticism and Response Volume 3 No 3 2010 Guest Editors Marl'ene Edwin, Goldsmiths, University of London Natasha Bonnelame, Goldsmiths, University of London Tendai Marima, Goldsmiths, University of London
I, Tendai Marima, declare that this thesis, submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the ... more I, Tendai Marima, declare that this thesis, submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in the department of English and Comparative Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London, is wholly my own work unless otherwise acknowledged and referenced. This document has not been submitted for qualification at any other academic institution.
Suns of the Mbira : a critical exploration of the multiple figurations of femininity in selected fiction by Tsitsi Dangarembga and Yvonne Vera
My thesis is that multiple figurations of femininity challenging traditional Zimbabwean values ar... more My thesis is that multiple figurations of femininity challenging traditional Zimbabwean values are articulated in the representations of womanhood, motherhood and sexuality in the writing of Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959-) and Yvonne Vera (1964-2005). Critically, I draw centrally upon Rosi Braidotti (1994) and Donna Haraway’s (1992; 2004) work on figurations as feminist metaphors theorizing how women challenge and transform socially constructed roles that confine females to subservient social positions. In addition, Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari’s (1987) theorization of multiplicity is deployed as a useful conceptualization of the erasure of the binary separating the collective and individual, asserting instead, that subjectivities are pluralistic, connected identities in constant creation. Applying the critics’ ideas with due caution to the African context, through a method of ‘carnivalizing,’ mixing and negotiating theory, my thesis also makes use of selected forms of African femin...
Imoinda: Criticism and Response Volume 3 No 3 2010 Guest Editors Marl'ene Edwin, Goldsmiths, ... more Imoinda: Criticism and Response Volume 3 No 3 2010 Guest Editors Marl'ene Edwin, Goldsmiths, University of London Natasha Bonnelame, Goldsmiths, University of London Tendai Marima, Goldsmiths, University of London
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