This paper examines the role of imaginative literature in offering insights into various peace-oriented conflict resolution methods. Through a critical analysis of three short stories set in a dystopian Zimbabwean context of extreme difficulties, the paper argues that hope is ubiquitous and fictions of our time offer subtle and strategic pointers to probable solutions. Through the presentation of the lived experiences of ordinary citizens, the short stories analysed ultimately point to a realisable vision of the future which has pointers which are suggestive of life beyond survival.
Kangira, Jairos; Mashiri, Pedzisai; Gambahaya, Zifikile(NUST, Department of Communication., 2007)
This article analyses the metaphors that women writers use to communicate various
messages about HIV/AIDS and sex. We argue that the writers use metaphors in their
discourse mainly because the Shona culture places ...
This paper is about the fictional representation of the tenacity, innovativeness and agency displayed by people who seek to better their living conditions and survive socio-economic and political cesspools. The aim is to ...
Nyambi, Oliver; Mlambo, Nelson(NUST, Department of Communication, 2010)
The political turmoil and socio-economic comatose of the past decade in Zimbabwe has had a toll on the social transformation of the Zimbabwean society. The astronomical inflation, the incessant shortages of basic consumer ...
